Definition of advanced

• farther along in physical or mental development; "the childs skeletal age was classified as `advanced"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
• comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
• at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"