browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
preoccupancy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preoccupancy \Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See {Preoccupate}.] The act or right of taking possession before another; as the preoccupancy of wild land. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preoccupancy n 1: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {absorption}, {engrossment}] 2: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
more about preoccupancy