Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Advancement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Advancement \Ad*vance"ment\ ([a^]d*v[.a]ns"ment), n. [OE.
avancement, F. avancement. See {Advance}, v. t.]
1. 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.
In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each
other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's
advancement. --Sir T. More.
True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint
advancement of the virtue and happiness of the
people. --Horsley.
2. An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See
{Advance}, 5.
3. (Law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in
advance of a future distribution.
4. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
advancement
n 1: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of
something [syn: {promotion}, {furtherance}]
2: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression},
{advance}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}]
3: gradual improvement or growth or development: "advancement
of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"; "their
research and development gave them an advantage" [syn: {progress}]
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