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anticipation

[ an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
  2. realization in advance; foretaste.
  3. expectation or hope.
  4. previous notion; slight previous impression.
  5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
  6. Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
  7. Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.


anticipation

/ æˌɪɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of anticipating; expectation, premonition, or foresight
  2. the act of taking or dealing with funds before they are legally available or due
  3. music an unstressed, usually short note introduced before a downbeat and harmonically related to the chord immediately following it Compare suspension
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDza·پi·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 ) + -ion
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With the help of UC Davis lawyers, DeCarli appealed the decision, but he also had to begin shutting down the study in anticipation of a second rejection or a long appeal process.

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Parity restored just in time for the break, the anticipation was heavy after what had been a mesmerising opening 45 minutes.

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"With the anticipation of further rate cuts and mortgage provider competition, we expect to see the market accelerate through the gears over the remainder of the year," said Jean Jameson, from estate agent Foxtons.

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In reality, this win against a submissive Spurs was simply a step on the road from Anfield's anticipation to the glorious realisation that the prize was theirs.

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But until then, here are five storylines that will dominate the conversation in anticipation of horse racing’s biggest race.

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