transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-ˌspek-ˈtā-shən, ik- ]
noun
Date: 1540
1. : the act or state of expecting : anticipation
in expectation of what would happen
2.
a. : something expected
not up to expectation s
expectation s for an economic recovery
b. : basis for expecting : assurance
they have every expectation of success
c. : prospects of inheritance — usually used in plural
3. : the state of being expected
4.
a. : expectancy 2b
b. : expected value
• ex·pec·ta·tion·al -ˈtā-shə-n ə l, -shnəl adjective