"anticipations" in the noun sense
1. anticipation, expectancy
an expectation
2. anticipation, expectancy
something expected (as on the basis of a norm
"each of them had their own anticipations"
"an indicator of expectancy in development"
3. prediction, anticipation, prevision
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
4. anticipation, expectation
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
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