"anticipatory" meaning in English

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  "pos": "adj",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "anticipatorily"
        },
        {
          "word": "anticipatory assimilation"
        },
        {
          "word": "anticipatory breach"
        },
        {
          "word": "anticipatory it"
        },
        {
          "word": "anticipatory repudiation"
        },
        {
          "word": "anticipatory retaliation"
        },
        {
          "word": "nonanticipatory"
        },
        {
          "word": "teleoanticipatory"
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        {
          "text": "The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served.",
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        "Characterized by anticipation."
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
          "word": "anticipant"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
          "word": "antycypacyjny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
          "word": "antecipatório"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
          "word": "en anticipación"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
          "word": "en previsión"
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  "word": "anticipatory"
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      "word": "anticipatorily"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatory assimilation"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatory breach"
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    {
      "word": "anticipatory it"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatory repudiation"
    },
    {
      "word": "anticipatory retaliation"
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      "word": "nonanticipatory"
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      "word": "teleoanticipatory"
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  "etymology_text": "From anticipate + -ory.",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
      "word": "anticipant"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
      "word": "antycypacyjny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
      "word": "antecipatório"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
      "word": "en anticipación"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characterized by anticipation",
      "word": "en previsión"
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  "word": "anticipatory"
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