/pree ok'yeuh pay"sheuhn, pree'ok-/ , n.
1. the state of being preoccupied.
2. an act of preoccupying.
[ 1530-40; praeoccupation- (s. of praeoccupatio ) a taking possession beforehand. See PRE-, OCCUPATION ]
/pree ok'yeuh pay"sheuhn, pree'ok-/ , n.
1. the state of being preoccupied.
2. an act of preoccupying.
[ 1530-40; praeoccupation- (s. of praeoccupatio ) a taking possession beforehand. See PRE-, OCCUPATION ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012