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(noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" |
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Synonyms: expectancy |
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Related Words: expectation, life expectancy, outlook, prospect |
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(noun) pleasurable expectation |
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Synonyms: expectancy |
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Related Words: expectation, fever, hope, suspense |
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(noun) some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock" |
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Related Words: entity, something |
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(noun) wishing with confidence of fulfillment |
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Synonyms: expectation |
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Related Words: hopefulness |
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(noun) reasoning about the future |
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Synonyms: foresight, prediction |
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Related Words: abstract thought, foreshadowing, logical thinking, prefiguration, prognostication, projection, prophecy, reasoning, vaticination |
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