- expectance
- noun Date: 1603 expectancy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
expectance
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Expectance — Ex*pect ance, Expectancy Ex*pect an*cy, n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. [1913 Webster] The expectancy and rose of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectance — index contemplation, expectation, likelihood, possibility, prospect (outlook) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Expectance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of wonder. < N PARAG:Expectance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expectance expectance &c.(expectation) 507 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 nine days wonder nine days wonder PARAG:Expectance >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 expect expect … English dictionary for students
expectance — (èk spè ktan s ) s. f. Néologisme. État de ce qui attend. • Plusieurs centaines de millions de francs en billets de l échiquier peuvent se maintenir dans la circulation à Londres, place où abondent des capitaux en expectance de placement, par… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
expectance — ex·pec·tance (ĭk spĕkʹtəns) n. Expectancy. * * * … Universalium
expectance — noun Anticipation, hope … Wiktionary
expectance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of looking forward to something, especially with eagerness: anticipation, expectancy, expectation. See SURPRISE … English dictionary for students
expectance — ex pect·ance· || tÉ™ns n. hope, anticipation … English contemporary dictionary
expectance — n. Expectation, expectancy … New dictionary of synonyms
expectance — ex·pect·ance … English syllables
