5syllables
anticipation
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anticipation is a polysyllabic word with 5 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, anticipation is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofanticipation
1noun
- The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
Example: "Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."
- The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
Example: "He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive."
- Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
- Prolepsis.
- A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.
- Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
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