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anticipation
[ an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
- realization in advance; foretaste.
- expectation or hope.
- previous notion; slight previous impression.
- intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
- Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
anticipation
/ æ²ÔËŒ³Ùɪ²õɪˈ±è±ðɪʃə²Ô /
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 it Compare suspension
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of anticipation1
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù¾±Å “innate notion, preconception,†from ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±³¦¾±±èÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ) “taken before, anticipated†(past participle of ²¹²Ô³Ù¾±³¦¾±±èÄå°ù±ð “to take beforeâ€; anticipate ) + -¾±Å -ion
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There was very high anticipation that everyone was going to Vietnam.
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Both GrindavÃk and the nearby Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist destination, had already been ordered to evacuate in anticipation of the eruption.
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This time, the last seconds were full of joyous anticipation.
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Hershiser has allowed himself a moment or two to have some fun with the anticipation of greatness.
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Even before the rings were presented, anticipation was high in the Dodgers’ pregame clubhouse.
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