anticipation: Meaning and Definition of

an•tic•i•pa•tion

1. the act of anticipating or the state of being anticipated.
2. realization in advance; foretaste.
3. expectation or hope.
4. previous notion; slight previous impression.
5. intuition, foreknowledge, or prescience.
6. a premature withdrawal or assignment of money from a trust estate.
7. a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.