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   An·tic·i·pa·tion

   /anˌtisəˈpāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction: "her eyes sparkled with anticipation" Similar expectationpredictionforecastrare:prolepsisexpectancyexpectationhopehopefulnessexcitementsuspense
   • ▪ the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate).

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