Hypertext Webster Gateway: "engrossment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Engrossment \En*gross"ment\, n.
1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.
Engrossments of power and favor. --Swift.
2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument,
legislative bill, goods, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
engrossment
n 1: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration},
{absorption}]
2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation},
{preoccupancy}, {absorption}]
3: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the
intentness of his gaze" [syn: {intentness}]
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