See expectancy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "תּוֹחֶלֶת"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(law) future interest as to possession or enjoyment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "expectative"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(law) future interest as to possession or enjoyment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Anwartschaft"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(law) future interest as to possession or enjoyment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aspettativa"
}
],
"word": "expectancy"
}
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