expectancy
/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ noun C1- Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
- The state of being expected.
- Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
- expectation; expected value
Plural expectancies
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To me, with my nerves worked up to a pitch of expectancy, there was something depressing and subduing in the sudden gloom, and in the cold dank air of the vault.
The new subterranean labyrinth effectively eradicated these terrible epidemics, precipitating a dramatic improvement in overall public health and significantly extending the average life expectancy of Londoners.
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