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pre|oc|cu|pied
pre|oc|cu|pied «pree OK yuh pyd», adjective.
1. absorbed in thought; engrossed; abstracted: »

That preoccupied reader didn't hear the telephone ring.

2. occupied previously.
3. Biology. (of a generic or specific name) already used for something else and therefore unavailable as a name for another group.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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