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noun

praeoccŭpātĭo

gen. praeoccŭpātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
praeoccupo.
A seizing beforehand; preoccupation •
A seizing beforehand, preoccupation: locorum praeoccupatio, Nep. Eum. 3, 6.—
an anticipation of what properly comes afterwards; prolepsis
Rhet. fig., an anticipation of what properly comes afterwards, prolepsis, Beda, Schem. et Tropis init.—
A disease that violently distends the abdomen •
A disease that violently distends the abdomen: quae passio Graece emphragma, Latine praeoccupatio dicitur, Veg. Vet. 1, 40.
Perseus ID: n37810 Key: praeoccupatio