Advanced
Pronunciation : Ad*vanced"
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. In the van or front.
2. In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.
3. Far on in life or time. A gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles. Hawthorne. Advanced guard, a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913