Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-advancement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
self--ad-vance-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The promotion of one's own qualities or abilities

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English advancement English self-advancement From self- + advancement.

Usage

Questions

What does self-advancement mean?
The promotion of one's own qualities or abilities
Where does self-advancement come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English advancement English self-advancement From self- + advancement.

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