advancement

(ăd-văns'mənt)
n.

1. A forward step; an improvement.
2. Development; progress: the advancement of knowledge.
3. A promotion, as in rank.
4. The act of moving forward. See Usage Note at advance.

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noun

1. A progression upward in rank: elevation, jump, promotion, rise, upgrade. See rise/fall.
2. Forward movement: advance, furtherance, headway, march, progress, progression. See better/worse, forward/backward.

n

Definition: advance
Antonyms: reverse

n

Definition: forward movement
Antonyms: cessation, decline, descent, halt, retreat, retrogression, return, reverse, reversion, stop, stoppage

n

Definition: promotion, progress
Antonyms: degradation, regression, retreat, retrogression, stoppage

The surgical detachment of a muscle or tendon and its reattachment further forward.

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A gift of money or property made by a person while alive to his or her child or other legally recognized heir, the value of which the person intends to be deducted from the child's or heir's eventual share in the estate after the giver's death.

An advancement is not the same as a gift or a loan because the person intends that the "advance" of the heir's share of the estate be applied against what the heir would normally inherit. Although sometimes used to describe situations involving both people who have died intestate (without leaving a valid will) and people who have left a will, the term advancement should be used only when there is no valid will. The laws of descent and distribution regulate the distribution of an intestate's property. The term ademption applies to lifetime gifts that reduce a beneficiary's share under a will.

IN BRIEF: A moving forward. The state of being promoted to a higher position.

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement. — Charles M. Schulz; American cartoonist; creator of Peanuts

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Detachment of a portion of tissue, especially muscle, and reattachment at an advanced point.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - avancement, forfremmelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
promotie, (be)vordering, voorschot

Français (French)
n. - progrès, avancement, promotion, encouragement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fortschritt, Beförderung, Förderung, Vorrücken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προαγωγή, προώθηση, ανέλιξη, εξέλιξη

Italiano (Italian)
progresso, promozione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avanço (m), progresso (m), adiantamento (m), melhoramento (m), promoção (f)

Русский (Russian)
продвижение вперед, прогресс, успех, выдвижение, поощрение

Español (Spanish)
n. - avance, progreso, adelanto, ascenso, fomento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - befordran, framsteg, förskott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
前进, 促进, 进展, 晋升

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 前進, 促進, 進展, 晉升

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진보, 촉진, 진출, 승진, 선불

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前進, 進歩, 昇進, 昇級, 向上, 促進, 助成

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ترقيه, تعزيز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התקדמות, קידום‬

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