Meaning of ANTICIPATORY
| Pronunciation: | | an'tisupu`towree
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| | Definition: | | [adj] in anticipation |
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| | Synonyms: | | antecedent, preceding, prevenient |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An*tic"i*pa*to*ry\, a.
Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. --Owen.
Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. --J.
C. Shairp.
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| | Related Terms: | | agape, agog, all agog, antecedent, anterior, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, atiptoe, awaiting, beforetime, bright and early, certain, ci-devant, clairvoyant, confident, divinatory, eager, earlier, early, elder, expectant, expecting, farseeing, farsighted, first, fore, forearmed, foregoing, forehand, forehanded, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forestalling, forethoughted, forethoughtful, forewarned, former, gaping, hopeful, in anticipation, in expectation, in good time, intuitive, longsighted, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, older, optimistic, preceding, precognitive, precognizant, precurrent, preexistent, prepared, prescient, prevenient, previous, prime, prior, provident, providential, prudent, ready, sagacious, sanguine, senior, sure, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for, watching for |
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