anticipation
[ an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn ]
/ ænˌtɪs əˈpeɪ ʃən /
noun
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Origin of anticipation
1540–50; (<Middle French ) <Latin anticipātiōn- (stem of anticipātiō), equivalent to anticipāt(us) (past participle; see anticipate) + -iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM anticipation
non·an·tic·i·pa·tion, nounWords nearby anticipation
anticholinesterase, Antichrist, antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatory, anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical
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British Dictionary definitions for anticipation
anticipation
/ (ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən) /
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 itCompare suspension (def. 11)
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