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Word: Expectance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from expectant + -ance, perhaps after Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for’ (see expect)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Short Definition:
state of thinking or hoping that something will happen
Examples:- he looked at me in expectance of an answer
- the increase in the demand for pharmaceutical products due to rising life expectance
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