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noun

antĭcĭpātĭo

gen. antĭcĭpātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A preconception; the innate notion of a thing formed before receiving instruction concerning it •
A preconception, the innate notion of a thing formed before receiving instruction concerning it, Gr. πρόληψις (only in Cic.): deorum, Cic. N. D. 1, 16, 43: sive anticipatio sive praenotio deorum, id. ib. 1, 17, 43.—
The first movements of the body before walking
The first movements of the body before walking, Arn. 3, p. 107.—
a figure of speech; anticipation
In rhet., a figure of speech, anticipation = occupatio and πρόληψις, Jul. Ruf. p. 30 Pith.
Perseus ID: n2849 Key: anticipatio