Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Anticipation

Anticipation (an`tis`i*pā"shun) , noun

[Latin anticipatio: compare French anticipation.]

1.
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. — Shakespeare
2.
Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.
The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. — Thodey
3.
Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds. — Locke
4.
(Music) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.