anticipazione
anticipation, advance notice
noun ahn-tee-chee-pah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: From Latin anticipatio, from anticipare (to take before).
Also means
(literary) foreshadowing
Usage Note
Anticipazione covers a preview or advance (in anticipazione dei risultati — ahead of the results) and, in literary criticism, a prolepsis or foreshadowing. In journalism anticipazioni (plural) refers to leaked spoilers or pre-release details. It is always feminine.
Examples
"Il film contiene molte anticipazioni sul sequel."
Natural Translation
The film contains many hints about the sequel.
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