Anticipation

n. expectation, hope; intuition, foreknowledge

Anticipation can refer to:forethoughtAnticipation (album), a 1971 album by Carly Simon. Anticipation (artificial intelligence), the concept of an agent making decisionsAnticipation (convention), the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in Montréal in 2009Anticipation (emotion), an emotion involving pleasure in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait.Anticipation (finance), where debts are paid off early.Anticipation (genetics), where the severity of a genetic disorder increases with each generation.Anticipation (music), a type of nonchord tone.Anticipation (video game), a 1988 game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.In the U.S., when one prior art reference or event discloses all the features of a claim, see novelty (patent)
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Noun
1. pleasurable expectation
(synonym) expectancy
(hypernym) expectation
(hyponym) suspense
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
(synonym) expectancy
(hypernym) expectation, outlook, prospect
(hyponym) life expectancy
3. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
(synonym) prediction, prevision
(hypernym) reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
(hyponym) projection
4. some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"
(hypernym) entity
5. wishing with confidence of fulfillment
(synonym) expectation
(hypernym) hopefulness

n. anticipation, expectation; intuition

(n.)
The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.
  

(n.)
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
  

(n.)
Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.
  

(n.)
Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.