From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
advanced
adj 1: 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"
2: comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness
had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of
exhaustion"
3: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had
advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking
corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" [syn:
advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern]
4: 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"
5: ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced
technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
[syn: advanced, sophisticated]
6: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in
years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" [syn:
advanced, ripe]
7: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or
industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country
technologically"
8: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that
time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
[syn: advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)]