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Meaning of advanced

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  advanced
      adj 1: farther along in physical or mental development; "the
             child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'";
             "children in the advanced classes in elementary school
             read far above grade average"
      2: comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness
         had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of
         exhaustion"
      3: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had
         advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking
         corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn:
         {advanced}, {forward-looking}, {innovative}, {modern}]
      4: at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an
         advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special
         seminars for small groups of advanced students at the
         University"
      5: ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced
         technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
         [syn: {advanced}, {sophisticated}]
      6: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in
         years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" [syn:
         {advanced}, {ripe}]
      7: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or
         industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country
         technologically"
      8: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that
         time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
         [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in advance(p)}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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