be+expectant

  • 131Expectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Expectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expectation expectation expectance expectancy Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation reckoning calculation Sgm: N 1 foresight foresight &c. 510 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 132expectancy — 1590s, from L. expectantia (see EXPECTANT (Cf. expectant)) + ANCY (Cf. ancy) …

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