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anticipation

/ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
an-tic-i-pa-tion
IPA
/ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Prolepsis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. By surface analysis, anticipate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: anticipacioun, anticipation, anticipātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anticipations (plural)

Derived Forms

anticipationism anticippointment teleoanticipation unanticipation

Frequently Paired Words

anticipate anticipator anticipatory

Synonyms

electricity expectingness prediction prevision expectancy expectation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce anticipation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/.
What does anticipation mean?
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
Where does anticipation come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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