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expectancy
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expectancy
(noun)
life expectancy
(noun)
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expectancy
/ɪk
ˈ
spɛktənsi/
noun
expectancy
/ɪk
ˈ
spɛktənsi/
noun
Learner's definition of EXPECTANCY
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noncount
]
:
a feeling that something is going to happen
:
the feeling that you have when you are expecting something
We were all in a state of (nervous)
expectancy
, awaiting the results of the vote.
an air of
expectancy
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