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[ADVANCE, v.] A. Ordinary Language : I. The act or proce of moving forward. 1. Gen. (Used of movement in time , in place , or in both.) ( Lit. & fig. ) "A letter announcing the adrance was written on the 31st of August."-Proude: Hist . Eng ., ch. xx1. 2. Spec. ( plural ): Approaches made by a lover to gain the favour of the person courted; or approaches made by a government to another one with which it is at variance. "Falsely accused by the arts of his master's wife, whose criminal adrances he had repelled, he was thrown into prison."-Milman: Hist . Jews. 1. 50. "Finally, that he might lose no time in reaping the benefit of his advances."-Froude: Hist. Eng., ch. xii. II. The state of being moved forward. 1. Lit .: ( Used of material things .) "Gazing, with a timid glance, On the brooklet's swift advance." 2. Figuratively : Long fellow: Maidenhood. (a) Promotion in rank or office. (6) Improvement, as in knowledge or virtue; progre towards perfection. "The principal end and object of the greatest importance in the world to the good of mankind, and for the advance and perfecting of human nature."- Hale . III. The amount by which a person or thing moves another forward, or is moved forward by another. (See B. 1.). B. Technically: 1. Comm.: Increased price. 2. Money given beforehand for goods afterwards to be delivered; money paid on account or before it is legally due. 3. A loan to be repaid. In advance : Beforehand; before it is actually due spec if., the payment of a portion of a man's wages before the whole is due. (Lit. & fig .) "In order that the whole remuneration of the labourers should be advanced to them in daily or weekly payments, there must exist in advance, and be appropriated to productive use, a greater stock or capital."-J. S. Mill : Polit . Econ . , bk. 1., ch. iv., § 2. and paid you in advance the dearest tribute of their affection." -Junius to the King, 1769. "A is in advance to B £50," means, A is in the state of having advanced to B the sum of £50. 94 ad'-va'nçed, pa. par. & a. [ADVANCE.] As adjective: A. Ordinary Language: I. Of place: 1. Moved forward. "When thou hast hung thy advanced sword i' the air. Shakesp. Troilus and Cre ida, iv. 5. 2. Occupying a more forward position than that with which it is compared. "The more advanced position of the astragalus."Owen Cla if. of Mammal i a, 94. II. Of time or development: 1. Advanced age = very considerable age. to re-appear in the offspring at the same ad vanced age."-Darwin: Descent of Man , pt. ii., ch. viii. 2. An advanced thinker, country, or community: A man before his age in ideas; a country or community before most others in civilisation. "This demand is often supplied almost exclusively by the merchants of more advanced communities."J. S. Mill : Polit . Econ., Prelim in. Rem., р. 16. however much accelerated by the salutary influence of the ideas of more advanced countries." Ibid ., bk. ii., ch. v., § 2. IMG:content-0201.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Milit . Advanced guard, advance- guard : † (a) The first line or division of an army marching in front of the rest, and therefore likely to come first into collision with the enemy. (b) A small detachment of cavalry stationed in front of the main-guard of an army. "It was, however, impo ible to prevent all skirmishing between the advanced guards of the armies." Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. ix. ad-vançe-měnt, * a-van'çe-měnt, [Eng. advance ; -ment. S. IMG:content-0202.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The moving forward or promotion of any one to a higher office or rank in society; preferment. "The dungeon opens a way to still farther advance mont."-Milman: Hist. of Jews , ard ed., i. 50, "He had hitherto looked for profe ional adrance ment to the corporation of London."-Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. iv. "K. Rich. The advancement of your children, gentle lady." Shakesp. K. Rich. III., iv. 4. 2. The moving of any one forward to a higher intellectual or moral platform; intellectual or moral improvement. the advancement of the intellectual faculties. Darwin: Descent of Man , pt. 1., ch. iv. "And as thou wouldst the advancement of thine heir In all good faculties."- Cowper : Tirocinium. 3. A similar movement forward of society, wealth, or civilisation. "From this time the economical advancement of society has not been further interrupted."-J. S. Mill: Polit. Econ., Prelim. Rem., p. 22. "Many of the faculties which have been of inestimable service to man for his progre ive advance ment."-Darwin: Descent of Man , pt. 1, ch. ii. 4. The promotion of science or anything similar. te. the combination of individual efforts towards the advancement of science." Owen : British Fo il Mammals and Birds , p. vii. III. The thing advanced; the amount by which anything advances or is advanced. 1. The thing advanced. [See B. Comm . & Law .] 2. The amount by which anything advances or is advanced; a stride forward. "This refinement makes daily advancements ; and I hope in time will raise our language to the utmost perfection."-Swift. B. Technically : I. Comm.: The payment of money in advance; also the amount of money paid in advance. II. Old Law : 1. The settlement of a jointure on a wife, or the jointure settled. "The jointure or advancement of the lady was the third part of the principality of Wales."- Bacon . *2. Property given to his child by a father in his lifetime instead of by will at his death. ed-va'nç-er, ad-va unç-er, s. [ADVANCE.] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who advances any person or thing a promoter. and the succe ion is between master and disciple, and not between inventor and continuer, or advancer."- Bacon : Filum Laby ., § 4. 2. Among sportsmen: A start or branch of a buck's attire between the back antler and the palm; the second branches of a buck's horn. "In a buck they say bur, beame, braunch, advauncers, pal me, and spellers." - Manwood: Forest Lawes. ad-vanç-ing, pr. par. & a. [ADVANCE.] "And Asteris th' advancing pilot knew." Pope : Homer's Ody ey, i. 1,104. "He was now no longer young: but adeancing age had made no e ential change in his character and manners."- Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. vi. Species , ch. iii. the advancing winter."-Darwin: Origin of an advancing physiology." -Todd & Bowman Physiol. Anat., 1. 28.