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expectancies
Variant of expectancy
expectancy
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ex·pect·ancy (ek spek′tən sē, ik-)
noun pl. expectancies -·cies
- an expecting or being expected; expectation
- that which is expected, esp. on a statistical basis life expectancy
Etymology: ML expectantia < L expectans: see expectant
Also expectance ex·pect′·ance (-təns)
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