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preoccupation


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Preoccupation  \Pre*oc`cu*pa"tion\,  n.  [L.  praeoccupatio:  cf  F. 
  pr['e]occupation.] 
  1.  The  act  of  preoccupying,  or  taking  possession  of 
  beforehand;  the  state  of  being  preoccupied;  prepossession. 
 
  2.  Anticipation  of  objections.  [R.]  --South. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  preoccupation 
  n  1:  an  idea  that  preoccupies  the  mind  and  holds  the  attention 
  2:  the  mental  state  of  being  preoccupied  by  something  [syn:  {preoccupancy}, 
  {absorption},  {engrossment}] 




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