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expectant

adj
/ɪkˈspɛktənt/

Etymology

From Old French expectant, from Latin expectans.

  1. derived from expectans
  2. derived from expectant

Definitions

  1. Marked by expectation.

    • the expectant hush before the performance

  2. Pregnant.

    • an expectant mother
    • After seeing all the beautiful little wardrobe of the mother expectant, praising her delicate needlework, and inwardly regretting their own inability to add to it, they got a hearty lunch, intended for a dinner, and returned homewards,...

  3. Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person who expects or awaits something.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at expectant. 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.

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

6 hops · closes at expectant

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

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