Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoccupancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-oc-cu-pan-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of taking possession before another.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the preoccupancy of the premises"
"the preoccupancy of wild land"

Etymology

From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

preoccupancies (plural)

Synonyms

preoccupation absorption engrossment

Questions

What does preoccupancy mean?: The act of taking possession before another.
Where does preoccupancy come from?: From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.

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