prediction, anticipation, prevision
(noun) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
anticipation, expectancy
(noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm); “each of them had their own anticipations”; “an indicator of expectancy in development”
anticipation, expectancy
(noun) an expectation
anticipation, expectation
(noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anticipation (countable and uncountable, plural anticipations)
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
(finance) Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
(rhetoric) Prolepsis.
(music) 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.
(obsolete) Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
• expectingness
• (anticipating, expectation): apprehension, dread; see also anxiety
Source: Wiktionary
An*tic`i*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. anticipatio: cf. F. anticipation.]
1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order. So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. Shak.
2. Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven. The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. Thodey.
3. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception. Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds. Locke.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.
Syn.
– Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
