PREOCCUPATION


Meaning of PREOCCUPATION in English

/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 ]

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