Anticipation - Definition
anticipation
n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy]
2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them
had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in
development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy]
3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
[syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision]
4: anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn:
anticipation, expectation]