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engrossment
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun engrossment has 3 senses
- engrossment(n = noun.cognition) absorption, concentration, immersion - complete attention; intense mental effort; Array is a kind of attention
- engrossment(n = noun.cognition) absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation - the mental state of being preoccupied by something; Array is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
- engrossment(n = noun.attribute) intentness - the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze" is a kind of assiduity, assiduousness, concentration
has particulars: centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, specialism, study
Derived forms verb engross2, verb engross1
has particulars: abstractedness, abstraction, absentmindedness
Derived forms verb engross2, verb engross1
Derived forms verb engross2, verb engross1
CIDE DICTIONARY
engrossment, n.
- The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed. [1913 Webster]"Engrossments of power and favor." [1913 Webster]
- That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc. [1913 Webster]
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