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expectancy

/ɪkˈspɛktənsi/ sustantivo C1
  1. Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The state of being expected. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Future interest as to possession or enjoyment (countable, uncountable)
  4. expectation; expected value (countable, uncountable)

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 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 28 · B2
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.
The Great Stink and the Engineering of a Modern Metropolis, p. 1 · C2

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