preoccupancy, preoccupation
(noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
(noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preoccupancy (usually uncountable, plural preoccupancies)
The act or right of taking possession before another.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy, n. Etym: [See Preoccupate.]
Definition: The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
