advantage

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pronunciation help

1. If you have an advantage, you can do something more easily than other people. You are in a better position than other people.
   During the math test, Dexter had an advantage over the other students, because he had brought a calculator with him.

   When it comes to understanding a German movie, Germans clearly have an advantage.