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| 1. | [ noun ] something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | |
| Synonyms: | expectancy | |
| Examples: | "each of them had their own anticipations" "an indicator of expectancy in development" |
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| Related terms: | expectation life_expectancy expect | |
| 2. | [ noun ] pleasurable expectation | |
| Synonyms: | expectancy | |
| Related terms: | expectation hope fever suspense | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | |
| Synonyms: | prediction prevision foresight | |
| Related terms: | reasoning projection prophecy prefiguration predict | |
| 4. | [ noun ] some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one | |
| Examples: | "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory" "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock" |
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| Related terms: | entity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] wishing with confidence of fulfillment | |
| Synonyms: | expectation | |
| Related terms: | hopefulness expect | |
| Similar spelling: |
anticipative anticipate anticipant anticipator anticipated anticipatory anticoagulation antiquate antiquated Antichrist anticancer Antigonus |
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