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ex•pect•an•cy
Pronunciation: (ik-spek'tun-sē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cies.
1. the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire.
2. the state of being expected.
3. an object of expectation; something expected.
Also,ex•pect'ance.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.