(ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: pre- + occupancy
1. : an act or the right of taking possession before another : preoccupation
the preoccupancy of wild land
2.
[ preoccupy + -ancy ]
: the condition of being completely busied or preoccupied
(ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: pre- + occupancy
1. : an act or the right of taking possession before another : preoccupation
the preoccupancy of wild land
2.
[ preoccupy + -ancy ]
: the condition of being completely busied or preoccupied
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012