engrossment

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engrossment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Engrossment \En*gross"ment\, n.
     1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.
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              Engrossments of power and favor.      --Swift.
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     2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument,
        legislative bill, goods, etc.
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engrossment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  engrossment
      n 1: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn:
           concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion]
      2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn:
         preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment]
      3: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness
         of his gaze" [syn: intentness, engrossment]