vantage

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From Middle English vantage, by apheresis from advantage; see advantage.

‘’Vantage number one!’ said the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake. — Just so stories, Rudyard Kipling
"I would take no vantage of thee. — The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle
From this point of vantage they spear sword-fish. — The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original, Homer

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