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Advances vs Advancement - What's the difference?

advances | advancement |

As nouns the difference between advances and advancement

is that advances is plural of lang=en while advancement is the act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.

As a verb advances

is third-person singular of advance.

advances

English

Noun

(head)
    • Our generation is witness to great advances in science.
    The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.
    He made advances to her when he was drunk.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (advance)
    • ''The group advances up the road.

    Anagrams

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    advancement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * advancemente * advauncement * advauncemente

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
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  • An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
  • (legal) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

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