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