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furtherance
furtherance
noun fur·ther·ance \ˈfÉ™rth-rÉ™n(t)s, ˈfÉ™r-thÉ™-\
: the act of helping something to become more successful or advanced
Full Definition of FURTHERANCE
:Â the act of furthering :Â advancement
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Examples of FURTHERANCE
- They made the furtherance of science their life's work.
- <the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.>
First Known Use of FURTHERANCE
15th century
Related to FURTHERANCE
- Synonyms
- advancement, advance, going, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression
- Antonyms
- recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression
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