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preoccupation definition

pre·oc·cu·pa·tion (prē äk′yo̵̅o̅ pā′s̸hən, -yə-)

noun

  1. a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally
  2. something, as an idea, which preoccupies one

Etymology: L praeoccupatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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