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anticipation

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Definitions

﹒The action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.

﹒A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future.

Examples

﹒The children waited in breathless anticipation for the circus to begin.

﹒There was a palpable sense of anticipation in the air as the concert crowd awaited the band's arrival.

﹒She opened the gift with great anticipation, wondering what could be inside.

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