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expectancy
[ ik-spek-tuhn-see ]
noun
- the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.
- the state of being expected.
- an object of expectation; something expected.
expectancy
/ 瑟办藞蝉辫蓻办迟蓹苍蝉瑟 /
noun
- something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average
his life expectancy was 30 years
- anticipation; expectation
- the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property
an estate in expectancy
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of expectancy1
Example Sentences
That process is ongoing amid an expectancy that his formal appointment is completed and announced later this summer.
A woman with stage four brain cancer who has outlasted her doctors' life expectancy predictions has completed the London Marathon.
A new health and wellbeing strategy is being launched, in a bid to improve life expectancy for those living in less affluent areas of a Surrey borough.
An ancient oak felled in a north London park by Toby Carvery's owners was classified last year as a "fine specimen" with a life expectancy of at least 50 years, planning documents show.
Since then, average life expectancy in the U.S. has only dropped further.
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