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an⋅tic⋅i⋅pa⋅tion

  [an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
2. realization in advance; foretaste.
3. expectation or hope.
4. previous notion; slight previous impression.
5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
6. Law. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
7. Music. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.
Origin:
1540–50; (< MF) < L anticipātiōn- (s. of anticipātiō), equiv. to anticipāt(us) (ptp.; see anticipate ) + -iōn- -ion
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an·tic·i·pa·tion   (ān-tĭs'ə-pā'shən)   


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n.  
  1. The act of anticipating.
  2. An expectation.
  3. Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.
  4. The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.
  5. Music Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.
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Anticipation

An*tic`i*pa"tion\, n. [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.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : anticipation
Spanish: expectación, ilusión,
German: die Erwartung,
Japanese: 期待
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Main Entry: an·ti·ci·pa·tion
Pronunciation: an-"ti-s&-'pA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the knowledge or use of an invention in the U.S. or the patenting or describing of the invention in a publication in the U.S. or a foreign country before the discovery by a patent applicant
NOTE: Case law has established that every claim or element of a claim has to be disclosed in the prior art in order for a patent application to be barred by anticipation. If an application is amended to consist of claims not disclosed in the prior art, invalidation by anticipation can be avoided.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: an·tic·i·pa·tion
Pronunciation: (")an-"tis-&-'pA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : occurrence (as of a diseaseor symptom) before the normal or expected time
2 : mental attitude that influences a later response
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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