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anticipationism

anticipationism noun: a policy of anticipation.

Noun

anticipationism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of anticipation.
    Synonyms:
    expectationism

Synonyms of anticipationism

Origin of anticipationism

From anticipation + -ism.

Questions about anticipationism

What does anticipationism mean?
Anticipationism means a policy of anticipation.
What part of speech is anticipationism?
Anticipationism is a noun.

Words near anticipationism in the dictionary

  1. anticipatest
  2. anticipateth
  3. anticipating
  4. anticipatingly
  5. anticipation
  6. anticipationism
  7. anticipationist
  8. anticipationists
  9. anticipations
  10. anticipative
  11. anticipatively

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