progrès

Definitions of progrès
  1. noun
    gradual improvement or growth or development
    synonyms: amélioration, développement
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    types:
    avancement, promotion
    the advancement of some enterprise
    type of:
    développement
    act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
  2. noun
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    synonyms: croissance
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    type of:
    développement, évolution
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
  3. noun
    a steady advance
    synonyms: amélioration, marche
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    type of:
    avance, avancement, progression
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  4. noun
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    synonyms: avance, avancement, progression
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    types:
    amélioration, marche
    a steady advance
    type of:
    déplacement, mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
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