Anticipation. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation (15) preventing1530 Anticipation. Obsolete. rare. preoccupation1552 The meeting of objections beforehand; spec. (Rhetoric) a figure of speech in which objections are anticipated and prevented; anticipation, prolepsis… anticipation1553 Prior action that meets beforehand, provides for, or precludes the action of another. antedate1573 Something which comes first or before; a preview, a precursor; a premonition. Obsolete. prolepsis1578 The action or fact of representing or regarding (esp. as a rhetorical figure, originally in speech or writing) something in the future as already… forestalment1611 The action of forestalling in various senses; an instance of this. Anticipation in general; †prejudice. forestalling1641 The fact of being before or beforehand with some one or something else; anticipation. precourse1678 Anticipation; precursory or anticipatory action. pre-echo1781 An early indication or version of something; an anticipation, a foreshadowing. pre-empting1857 previousness1881 colloquial (originally U.S.). The fact of being over-hasty or premature in one's actions. Cf. previous, adj. 3. proaction1953 The action or process of being proactive; behaviour or practice that anticipates or takes the initiative (contrasted with reaction). proactivity1965 Proactive behaviour or practice. Subcategories:— one who anticipates or forestalls (2) |
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