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ADVANCED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Situated ahead or going before
Example:
at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
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front (relating to or located in the front)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
Example:
an advanced country technologically
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civilised; civilized (having a high state of culture and development both social and technological)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Far along in time
Example:
the ripe age of 90
Synonyms:
advanced; ripe
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late (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Comparatively late in a course of development
Example:
an advanced state of exhaustion
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late; later (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Ahead in development; complex or intricate
Example:
a sophisticated electronic control system
Synonyms:
advanced; sophisticated
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hi-tech; high-tech (resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices)
Sense 6
Meaning:
At a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
Example:
special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University
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high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Farther along in physical or mental development
Example:
children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
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precocious (characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude))
Sense 8
Meaning:
Ahead of the times
Example:
is British industry innovative enough?
Synonyms:
advanced; forward-looking; innovative; modern
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progressive (favoring or promoting progress)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb advance
Context examples:
Advanced practice nurses are licensed at the state level and certified by national nursing organizations.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Dictionary)
Patients usually present with advanced stage disease.
(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor protein, plays a role in both advanced glycation end product recognition and inflammatory signaling.
(AGER wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Majority of patients present with advanced disease.
(Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Most patients present with peripheral and/or abdominal lymphadenopathy, and often have advanced disease and extranodal involvement.
(Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, ALK-Positive, NCI Thesaurus)
Many early prostate cancers require androgens for growth, but advanced prostate cancers are often androgen-independent.
(Androgen-independent, NCI Dictionary)
This gene is involved in binding to advanced glycation end products.
(AGER Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used to treat certain types of pancreatic cancer, a type of advanced kidney cancer, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in some patients, including children.
(Afinitor, NCI Dictionary)
Advanced practice nurses are expert clinicians engaged in active practice.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse with advanced education, knowledge, skills, and scope of practice.
(Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
