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: 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: sophisticated ]

  6. far along in time; a man of advanced age; advanced in years; a ripe old age; the ripe age of 90

    [ Syn: 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 , in advance ]

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