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Definition of Anticipations
1. anticipation [n] - See also: anticipation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticipations
Literary usage of Anticipations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph Le Conte (1891)
"Anticipations of the Next Age.—There are some plants and animals still higher
than those mentioned above, but they are so rare that it is best to treat them ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"Anticipations Disappointed—New Plans—Preparations to Join an Exploring ...
THE) anticipations of a young man are prone to meet with disappointment. ..."
3. The Friend of Peace by Noah Worcester, Massachusetts Peace Society (1827)
"AT the close of the fourth volume of his Travels, Dr. Dwight indulged himself in
pleasing anticipations of the future prosperity and peace of the United ..."
4. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"AFTER so long a journey, it may well be asked what has become, about the year
1830, of the ' anticipations ' traced in the opening chapter. ..."
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