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单词 expectaltee
释义

expectalteen.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Apparently ultimately related to expect v.Perhaps compare Spanish expectante person who awaits or expects something, use as noun of expectante that expects or awaits something (both first half of the 15th cent.: see expectant adj. and n.), although if this were the etymon, the alteration of the ending would be difficult to account for.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who expects something.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [noun] > one who expects or anticipates
expector1584
expectant1588
anticipator1598
expecter1610
anticiparian1641
expectaltee1654
1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία Pref. sig. a Peeces compiled..out of Plutarchs fulness and Seneca's quickness, would undoubtedly fill the mouth of the most gaping Expectaltee among Readers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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