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| pre·oc·cu·pa·tion [ pr òkyə páysh'n ] (plural pre·oc·cu·pa·tions) or pre·oc·cu·pan·cy [ pree ókyəpənsee ] (plural pre·oc·cu·pan·cies) |
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1. constant thought about something: constant thought about or persistent interest in something
 a preoccupation with fame and fortune
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2. focus of somebody's attention: a subject or activity that constantly occupies somebody's thoughts
His children are his main preoccupation at the moment.
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin praeoccupation-, literally "seizing in advance" < praeoccupare< occupare (see occupy)] |
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