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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Anticipation \An*tic`i*pa"tion\
([a^]n`t[i^]s`[i^]*p[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. anticipatio: cf. F.
anticipation.]
1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or
considering something beforehand, or before the proper
time in natural order.
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So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery.
--Shak.
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2. Previous view or impression of what is to happen;
instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the
anticipation of the joys of heaven.
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The happy anticipation of renewed existence in
company with the spirits of the just. --Thodey.
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3. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
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Many men give themselves up to the first
anticipations of their minds. --Locke.
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4. (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with
or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary
discord.
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Syn: Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation;
antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation;
foresight; forethought.
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