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ex·pect·an·cy

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–noun, plural -cies.

1.	the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.

2.	the state of being expected.

3.	an object of expectation; something expected.

Also, ex·pect·ance.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < ML ex(s)pectantia. See expectant, -ancy

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ex·pec·tan·cy Audio Help (ĭk-spěk'tən-sē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ex·pec·tan·cies

The act or state of expecting; expectation: Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.
The state of being expected.
Something expected.
An expected amount calculated on the basis of actuarial data: a life expectancy of 70 years.

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expectancy
noun
1.	an expectation [syn: anticipation]
2.	something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation]

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exˈpectancy noun

the state of expecting or hoping
Example: a feeling/look/air of expectancy

Arabic:	تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب
Chinese (Simplified):	期望
Chinese (Traditional):	期望
Czech:	naděje
Danish:	forventning
Dutch:	verwachting
Estonian:	ootus
Finnish:	odotus
French:	attente
German:	die Erwartung
Greek:	προσδοκία
Hungarian:	várakozás
Icelandic:	eftirvænting
Indonesian:	harapan
Italian:	attesa, aspettativa

Japanese:	期待
Korean:	기대
Latvian:	gaidas; cerība
Lithuanian:	laukimas, viltis
Norwegian:	forventning
Polish:	nadzieja, oczekiwanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	expectativa
Portuguese (Portugal):	expectativa
Romanian:	aşteptare; speranţă
Russian:	ожидание
Slovak:	nádej, očakávanie
Slovenian:	pričakovanje
Spanish:	expectativa
Swedish:	förväntan
Turkish:	umma