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1. (n.) anticipation
the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
2. anticipation
realization in advance; foretaste.
3. anticipation
expectation or hope.
4. anticipation
intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
5. anticipation
a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
6. anticipation
a musical tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
Etymology: (1540–50; (< MF) < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anticipation, expectancy
an expectation
2. (noun) anticipation, expectancy
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
"each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
3. (noun) prediction, anticipation, prevision
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
4. (noun) anticipation, expectation
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
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1. (noun) anticipation
the excitement of expecting
a sense of anticipation; waiting with anticipation
2. anticipation
in anticipation of
in preparation for
We bought more food in anticipation of their visit.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) anticipation
the act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order
2. (noun) anticipation
previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven
3. (noun) anticipation
hasty notion; intuitive preconception
4. (noun) anticipation
the commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord
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