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expectancy

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ex·pec·tan·cy  (k-spktn-s)
n. pl. ex·pec·tan·cies
1. The act or state of expecting; expectation: Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.
2. The state of being expected.
3. Something expected.
4. An expected amount calculated on the basis of actuarial data: a life expectancy of 70 years.

expectancy
Noun
1. something expected, esp. on the basis of a norm: a life expectancy of 78
2. anticipation or expectation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.expectancyexpectancy - an expectation                      
expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen
suspense - excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"
fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"
hope - a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
2.expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
life expectancy - an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities

expectancy
Translations
expectancy [ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ] n (= anticipation) → expectación f;
life expectancy → esperanza de vida
expectancy [ɪksˈpɛktənsɪ] nattente f;
life expectancy → espérance f de vie
expectancy [ɪksˈpɛktənsɪ] expect nErwartung f;
life expectancy expect → Lebenserwartung f
expectancy [ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ] nattesa;
life expectancy → probabilità fpl di vita


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While they waited in breathless expectancy out came a Mouse.
The man could not rightly understand: he thought himself deaf; said so, and heard his own voice, although it had an unfamiliar quality that almost alarmed him; it disappointed his ear's expectancy in the matter of timbre and resonance.
There was an atmosphere of endeavour, of expectancy and bright hopefulness about the young college that had lifted its head from the prairie only a few years before.
 
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