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expectancy

ex·pec·tan·cy [ ik spéktənssee ] (plural ex·pec·tan·cies) or ex·pec·tance [ ik spéktənss ] (plural ex·pec·tances)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. excited anticipation: excited awareness that something is about to happen
An air of expectancy hung over the crowd.

2. something expected: something expected, especially an amount or length of time expected on the basis of statistical calculations

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