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French
Etymology
From avancer (“to advance”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
avancement m (plural avancements)
- the state of advancing, progress
- a projection (i.e. from a building)
- Synonym: avant-toit
1887, Émile Zola, “Chapter 2 of part V”, in 439, page 439:Alors, ne pouvant aller plus loin, il se coucha contre la porte, ramassé, roulé en boule, pour que l’avancement du toit le protégeat de l’eau.- Then, unable to go any further, he laid against the door, tight, rolled into a ball, so that the eaves of the roof protected him from the water.
- a promotion, an advancement in status
- Synonym: promotion
1924, Félicien Champsaur, Homo-Deus, page 199:Son mari, ancien sous-secrétaire d’État, avait dû son rapide avancement dans la carrière politique plutôt à la beauté de sa femme qu’à ses propres capacités.- Her husband, former undersecretary of state, owed his rapid promotion in politics rather to the beauty of his wife, than to his own abilities.
1887, Émile-Marc Hilaire (pseudonym: Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire ), Histoire militaire du consulat et de l'empire; souvenirs intimes, page 140:Quant à lui, c'est à l'aventure la plus extraordinaire, la plus incroyable qu'il dut un avancement rapide.- As for him, it's to a most extraordinary, a most incredible adventure that he owes a rapid promotion.
- (law) clipping of avancement d'hoirie; an early inheritance
Usage notes
- Interchangeable with avancée in sense 1 & 2.
Descendants
Further reading
Old French
Etymology
From avancier + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
avancement oblique singular, m (oblique plural avancemenz or avancementz, nominative singular avancemenz or avancementz, nominative plural avancement)
- advantage
Descendants