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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
an·tic·i·pa·tion 
[an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
an·tic·i·pa·tion
(ān-tĭs'ə-pā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| anticipation | |
noun | |
| 1. | an expectation |
| 2. | something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" |
| 3. | the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction] |
| 4. | anticipating with confidence of fulfillment |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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