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==Etymology==
− It is from French expectation (14th century) or directly [[bor|la|exspectātiō|t=anticipation, an awaiting]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle of exspectāre, to look out for (see [[expect]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|fr|expectation]] (14th century) or directly [[bor|la|exspectātiō|t=anticipation, an awaiting]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle of [[m|la|exspectāre]], to look out for (see [[expect]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==