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      preoccupancy
      noun
      the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
      the mental state of being preoccupied by something
      Roots
      praepre- · Latin · beforeoccupareoccupanc- · Latin · to seize, take holdia-y · Latin · state of
      Words related to preoccupancy
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      The word preoccupancy breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before”); occupanc, from Latin occupare (“to seize, take hold”); and -y, from Latin ia (“state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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