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ex·pec·ta·tion    Audio Help   [ek-spek-tey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
2.the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
3.an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.
4.something expected; a thing looked forward to.
5.Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.
6.the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come.
7.Statistics. mathematical expectation.
8.the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.
[Origin: 1530–40; < L expectātiōn- (s. of expectātiō) an awaiting, equiv. to expectāt(us) (ptp. of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion]

—Related forms
ex·pec·ta·tion·al, adjective
ex·pec·ta·tion·ist, noun

—Synonyms 2. expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.
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