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Anticipation
/æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
📖 Definitions of "Anticipation"
noun
- 1
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
"Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."
- 2
The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
"He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive."
- 3
Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
- 4
Prolepsis.
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