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Augmentation vs Advancement - What's the difference?

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Augmentation is a related term of advancement.


As nouns the difference between augmentation and advancement

is that augmentation is the act or process of augmenting 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.

augmentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of augmenting.
  • (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
  • (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
  • (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
  • (music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number

    • Related terms

    * augmentative * augmented * auxiliary

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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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