expectancy
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noun \-tən(t)-sē\ plural ex·pec·tan·cies
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>
See Examples of EXPECTANCY
- <that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise>
First Known Use of EXPECTANCY
1600
Related to EXPECTANCY
- Synonyms
- anticipation, contemplation, expectance, expectation, prospect
ex·pec·tan·cy
noun \-ˈspek-tən-sē\ (Medical Dictionary)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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