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advantage
What does advantage mean?
advantage (noun): the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use advantage in a sentence?
- The experience gave him the advantage over me. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce advantage?
/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does advantage come from?
From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of advantage?
Words related to advantage
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “advantage” mean?
the vital principle or animating force within living things
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a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
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