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   expectancy

   /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/

   noun

   • 1. the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something good, will happen: "they waited with an air of expectancy" Similar anticipationexpectationeagernesshopehopefulnessexcitementsuspense

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin exspectantia, from exspectare ‘look out for’ (see expect).

   Scrabble Points: 26

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