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expectance
ex·pect·an·cy
/
ɪkˈspɛk
tən
si
/
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[
ik-
spek
-t
uh
n-see
]
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noun,
plural
ex·pect·an·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;
<
Medieval Latin
ex
(
s
)
pectantia.
See
expectant
,
-ancy
Can be confused:
expectancy,
expectation
.
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expectancy
or
expectance
(ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ)
—
n
1.
something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average:
his life expectancy was 30 years
2.
anticipation; expectation
3.
the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property:
an estate in expectancy
expectance
or
expectance
—
n
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expectancy
or
expectance
(ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ)
—
n
1.
something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average:
his life expectancy was 30 years
2.
anticipation; expectation
3.
the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property:
an estate in expectancy
expectance
or
expectance
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
expectancy
c.1600, from L. expectantem (see
expectant
) + -ancy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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