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Word: Expectancy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for’ (see expect)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen.
Short Definition:state of thinking or hoping that something will happen
Examples:- they waited with an air of expectancy
- our expectancies about the future
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