Added 8 October 2026
anticipation
/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ noun
In Latin: praesūmptiō, anticipātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anticipation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An expectation.
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Something expected (as on the basis of a norm).
each of them had their own anticipations
- The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).
Origin
From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. By surface analysis, anticipate + -ion.
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