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 #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:39 am What does advance mean? |
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| the progress of the Royal Family to Westminster Abbey |
Hi Coolie,
"Progress" here means "progression", "movement forward", or "advance".
Are you confusing "progress" with "procession" ? |
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:02 pm What does advance mean? |
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Hi Art
There is apparently a (archaic?) usage for progress this way:
"go/be on progress with her Majesty the Queen"
I think that might be what cooliegirly was referring to.
Hi cooliegirly
I agree with Art's opinion.
Amy
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Sep 15, 2006 14:49 pm Progress |
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Interesting thought, Amy. :)
I think I will look up some dictionairies |
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Sep 15, 2006 15:37 pm What does advance mean? |
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Yes, Cooliegirl you are right :o
I found this on Dictionary Online:
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9. an official journey or tour, as by a sovereign or dignitary.
–verb (used without object) progress. |
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| ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm. |
from Dictionary Online which cited The American Heritage Dictionary. But when I looked there I couldn't find anything similar:
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| ETYMOLOGY: Middle English progresse, from Latin prgressus, from past participle of prgred, to advance : pr-, forward; see pro–1 + grad, to go, walk; see ghredh- in Appendix I. |
from The American Heritage Dictionary
I also found these:
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| Progress. To report progress, in parliamentary language, is to conclude for the night the business of a bill, and defer the consideration of all subsequent items thereof till the day nominated by the chief Minister of the Crown. |
from E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
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PROG'RESS, n. [L. progressus, progedior; pro and gradior, to step or go. See Grade and Degree.]
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5. Removal; passage from place to place.
From Egypt arts their progress made to Greece.
6. A journey of state; a circuit. |
from Webster 1828
You learn something new every day :) |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Sep 15, 2006 15:45 pm Progress |
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And to get back to your original question, the word "progress" that historical sense cannot be replaced with "advance".
:idea: (I wonder does the word "procession" come from "progression" . . .???) |
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Sep 16, 2006 20:48 pm What does advance mean? |
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Apparently in my study book, it insists that "progress" in the context means "advance", and the reason given is that "the word pgress in this context means a ceremonial journey", which I wasn't able to relate to how it would make "advance" a suitable synonym for "progress".
What a terrible study book! |
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