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anticipation
[ an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
- realization in advance; foretaste.
- expectation or hope.
- previous notion; slight previous impression.
- intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
- Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
anticipation
/ æˌɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of anticipating; expectation, premonition, or foresight
- the act of taking or dealing with funds before they are legally available or due
- music an unstressed, usually short note introduced before a downbeat and harmonically related to the chord immediately following it Compare suspension
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDza·پi·貹tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anticipation1
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin Գپپō-, stem of Գپپō “innate notion, preconception,” from Գپ(ܲ) “taken before, anticipated” (past participle of Գپ “to take before”; anticipate ) + -ō -ion
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I feel that my life at the moment is filled with greater anticipation and excitement for what’s to come.
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There was very high anticipation that everyone was going to Vietnam.
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Both Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist destination, had already been ordered to evacuate in anticipation of the eruption.
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This time, the last seconds were full of joyous anticipation.
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Hershiser has allowed himself a moment or two to have some fun with the anticipation of greatness.
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