Main entry: in advance, advance, advanced
Definition: situated ahead or going before
Usage: an advance party; at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
Main entry: advanced
Definition: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
Usage: advanced societies; an advanced country technologically
Definition: far along in time
Usage: a man of advanced age; advanced in years; a ripe old age; the ripe age of 90
Main entry: advanced
Definition: comparatively late in a course of development
Usage: the illness had reached an advanced stage; an advanced state of exhaustion
Main entry: advanced, sophisticated
Definition: ahead in development; complex or intricate
Usage: advanced technology; a sophisticated electronic control system
Main entry: advanced
Definition: at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
Usage: an advanced degree; an advanced text in physics; special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University
Main entry: advanced
Definition: farther along in physical or mental development
Usage: the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'; children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
Main entry: modern, advanced, forward-looking, innovative
Definition: ahead of the times
Usage: the advanced teaching methods; had advanced views on the subject; a forward-looking corporation; is British industry innovative enough?