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expectancy
noun ex·pec·tan·cy \-tən(t)-sē\
: a feeling that something is going to happen : the feeling that you have when you are expecting something
plural ex·pec·tan·cies
Full Definition of EXPECTANCY
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a : something expected <their belief led to an expectancy> b : the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability <life expectancy>
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First Known Use of EXPECTANCY
1600
Related to EXPECTANCY
- Synonyms
- anticipation, contemplation, expectance, expectation, prospect
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expectancy
noun ex·pec·tan·cy \-ˈspek-tən-sē\
plural ex·pec·tan·cies
Medical Definition of EXPECTANCY
: the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability—see life expectancy
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