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Engrossment

//ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation. uncountable

    "I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment."

  2. 2
    the quality of being intent and concentrated wordnet
  3. 3
    The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion. countable
  4. 4
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something wordnet
  5. 5
    Such document that has not yet been executed or completed. countable, informal
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  1. 6
    complete attention; intense mental effort wordnet

Etymology

From engross + -ment.

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