expectation

/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

2

That which is expected or looked for.

3

An implicit obligation or duty held by another in someone's view.

4

The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.

5

The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

6

The first moment; the expected value; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.

7

The arithmetic mean.

8

The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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