expectancies

noun

Definition of expectanciesnext
plural of expectancy
as in anticipations
the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence that feeling of optimistic expectancy that fills theatergoers as they wait for the curtain to rise

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“Expectancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectancies. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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