anticipation
anticipation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action of expecting or looking forward to something, typically with a feeling of pleasure or excitement.
"The children waited in eager anticipation for the holiday festivities to begin."
The act of foreseeing and preparing for a probable future event or requirement.
"The store ordered extra supplies in anticipation of the approaching winter storm."
In music, the introduction of a note belonging to the next chord before the rest of the chord is sounded, creating a brief dissonance.
"The composer used a subtle melodic anticipation just before the final cadence."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin anticipationem, a noun of action from anticipare ('to take care of ahead of time, literally to take before'), formed from ante- ('before') and capere ('to take').