preoccupancy

[ pree-ok-yuh-puhn-see ]
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noun
  1. the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.

  2. the state of being absorbed in thought; preoccupation.

Origin of preoccupancy

1
First recorded in 1745–55; pre- + occupancy

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