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advantage

/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ad-VAN-tij
/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ad-VAN-tij

Meaningbeing in front

Common meaning: a better position

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchavantagesource
  2. Middle Englishavantagesource
  3. Englishadvantage‘a better position’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French avantage ‘being in front’.

Roots

  • avantage Old French “being in front”

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