different between advancement vs favour
advancement
English
Alternative forms
- advancemente (obsolete)
- advauncement (obsolete)
- advauncemente (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance.
Morphologically advance +? -ment
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æd?væns.m?nt/, /?d?væns.m?nt/
Noun
advancement (countable and uncountable, plural advancements)
- The act of advancing, ; promotion to a higher place or dignity
- Synonyms: progression, improvement, furtherance
- The state of being advanced
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
Translations
References
- advancement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French avancement, with the d added back to reflect the Latin.
Noun
advancement m (plural advancemens)
- advance (forward movement)
Descendants
- French: avancement
advancement From the web:
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favour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fa?vour
Noun
favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
Derived terms
- out of favour
Translations
Verb
favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
Usage notes
- Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.
Translations
Old French
Noun
favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
favour From the web:
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- what favourite
- what favours the brave
- what flavour
- what favours the bold
- what favourite colour says about you
- what favourite colour
- what favourite food
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