engrossment


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engrossment
n. act of buying wholesale to create a monopoly; state of being completely absorbed or occupied; act of writing a document in large clear letters or in a formal style; document which has been engrossed

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engrossment

Noun
1. complete attention; intense mental effort
(synonym) concentration, absorption, immersion
(hypernym) attention
(hyponym) focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering
(derivation) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
(synonym) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption
(hypernym) cognitive state, state of mind
(hyponym) abstractedness, abstraction
(derivation) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
3. the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze"
(synonym) intentness
(hypernym) assiduity, assiduousness, concentration
(derivation) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up


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Engrossment
(n.)
The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.
  
 
(n.)
That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.
  

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engrossment
engrossment /in'grousmənt/
  • danh từ
    • sự làm mê mải; sự thu hút (sự chú ý)
      • sự chiếm, sự choán hết (thì giờ)
        • sự chiếm vai trò chủ yếu (trong chuyện trò)
          • sự chép (một tài liệu) bằng chữ to
            • (sử học) sự mua toàn bộ (thóc... để lũng đoạn thị trường)
              • (pháp lý) sự thảo (một tài liệu, dưới hình thức pháp lý)

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              ENGROSSMENT
              DOCUMENTO LEGALE. ACCAPARRAMENTO. INCETTA. IL MONOPOLIZZARE