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Definition of "advancement" []

  • A forward step; an improvement. (noun)
  • Development; progress: the advancement of knowledge. (noun)
  • A promotion, as in rank. (noun)
  • The act of moving forward. See Usage Note at advance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "advancement" in a sentence
  • "Nope, the key to advancement is to carry the water, no matter how often and how dreadfully you are wrong."
  • "For schools, they are the seminaries of State; and nothing is worthier the study of a statesman than that part of the republic which we call the advancement of letters."
  • "I too agree, there are those who have been reluctant and/or felt unqualified or had no interests in advancement and should be respected and considered along with other peoples needs."