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expectant definition

ex·pect·ant (ek spek′tənt, ik-)

adjective

expecting; specif.,
  1. having or showing expectation
  2. waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance

Etymology: ME < OFr < L expectans, prp. of expectare

noun

a person who expects something

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