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anticipation

noun
/ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/UK/ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/US/ænˌtɪs.ə.pæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem.

  1. derived from anticipātiō
  2. derived from anticipation
  3. inherited from anticipacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or…

    The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

    • Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick.
    • So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the king and queen moult no feather.

  2. The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

    • He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.
    • He waited in anticipation of the arrival of Christmas.
    • I was giddy with anticipation.

  3. Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Prolepsis.

    2. A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a…

      A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.

    3. Hasty notion

      Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

      • [M]any Men give themſelves up to the firſt anticipations of their minds, and are very tenacious of the Opinions that firſt poſſeſs them; [...]

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Derived

anticipationism, anticippointment, teleoanticipation, unanticipation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at anticipation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01anticipation02anticipating03anticipate04introduce05recommendation06endorsement07insurance08forestall09anticipatory

A definitional loop anchored at anticipation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at anticipation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA