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engrossment |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Engrossment \En*gross"ment\, n. 1. The act of engrossing; as the engrossment of a deed. Engrossments of power and favor. --Swift. 2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: engrossment n 1: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration}, {absorption}] 2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation}, {preoccupancy}, {absorption}] 3: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" [syn: {intentness}]
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