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expectation

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
ex·pec·ta·tion 
          Listen to the pronunciation of expectation
Pronunciation:
\ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən, ik-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1540
1: the act or state of expecting : anticipation <in expectation of what would happen>2 a: something expected <not up to expectations> <expectations for an economic recovery> b: basis for expecting : assurance <they have every expectation of success> c: prospects of inheritance —usually used in plural3: the state of being expected4 a: expectancy 2b b: expected value
ex·pec·ta·tion·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of expectational \-ˈtā-shə-nəl, -shnəl\ adjective


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