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preoccupied definition

pre·oc·cu·pied (prē äk′yo̵̅o̅ pīd′, -yə-)

adjective

  1. previously or already occupied
  2. wholly occupied with or absorbed in one's thoughts; engrossed
  3. Biol. designating or of a taxonomic name already used and hence no longer available

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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