antĭcĭpātĭo, ōnis, f. [anticipo].
I 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.—
II The first movements of the body before walking , Arn. 3, p. 107.—
III In rhet., a figure of speech , anticipation = occupatio and πρόληψις, Jul. Ruf. p. 30 Pith.