Definition of "advanced" []

• Highly developed or complex. (adjective)
• Being at a higher level than others: an advanced text in physics. (adjective)
• Ahead of the times; progressive: advanced teaching methods. (adjective)
• Far along in course or time: an advanced stage of illness; a person of advanced age. (adjective)

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• "In return, the label advanced money while providing the relationships, expertise and infrastructure to record, manufacture, market, promote, distribute and sell the music."
• "Rebecca's mind, though, of course, there was not much time for her to give to anything but her studies and regular duties now, for as the term advanced the freshmen found their hours pretty well filled."
• "As the term advanced we had a joint discussion between representative juniors in the two societies."