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expectation
ex·pec·ta·tion
expectation
pronunciation:
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spek
teI
sh
n
features:
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part of speech:
noun
definition 1:
the act or state of waiting for or looking forward to.
similar words:
anticipation
definition 2:
reasonable hope; anticipation.
similar words:
anticipation
,
prospect
definition 3:
something hoped for or looked forward to.
definition 4:
(often pl.) the anticipation or prospect of good fortune.
similar words:
prospect
related words:
dependence
,
future
,
hope
,
outlook
,
presumption
,
wish
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