advanced
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(s) 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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(s) comparatively late in a course of development
- the illness had reached an advanced stage
- an advanced state of exhaustion
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(s) 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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(s) 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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(s) ahead in development; complex or intricate
- advanced technology
- a sophisticated electronic control system
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(s) 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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(s) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- advanced societies
- an advanced country technologically
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(s) situated ahead or going before
- an advance party
- at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies