antĭcĭpātĭo, ōnis, f. [anticipo]. I.A preconception, the innate notion of a thing formed before receiving instruction concerning it, Gr. pro/lhyis (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 pro/lhyis, Jul. Ruf. p. 30 Pith.