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noun
The act of taking possession before another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: preoccupation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occupation, occupancy, moving in
noun
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: preoccupation, absorption, engrossment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cognitive state, state of mind
Narrower terms: abstractedness, abstraction, absentmindedness
History
From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.
