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van⋅tage

  [van-tij, vahn-]
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–noun
1. a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.
2. an advantage or superiority: the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.
3. British. advantage (def. 5).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF, aph. var. of avantage advantage
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van·tage   (vān'tĭj)   
n.  

    1. An advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority.

    2. A position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage.

  2. A vantage point.

  3. Sports An advantage.


[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, short for Old French avantage, advantage; see advantage.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vantage 
c.1300, "advantage, profit," from Anglo-Fr. vantage, from O.Fr. avantage (see advantage).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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