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anticipation

Pronunciation: /antɪsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of anticipation

noun

[mass noun]

the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction:her eyes sparkled with anticipation they manned the telephones in anticipation of a flood of calls
Music the introduction in a composition of part of a chord which is about to follow in full.