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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
expectant
    adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn:
           anticipant, anticipative, expectant]
    2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was
       great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant,
       gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with
       child(p)]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
   expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
   Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
   efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
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   Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
      Expectancy.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, n.
   One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope
   of receiving some good.
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         An expectant of future glory.            --South.
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         Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
EXPECTANT. Having relation to, or depending upon something; this word is 
frequently used in connexion with fee, as fee expectant.  



Thesaurus Results for Expectant:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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