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engrossment

  • /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt/

noun engrossments · ingrossment

  1. uncountable The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation. I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment.
  2. countable The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion.
  3. countable, informal Such document that has not yet been executed or completed.

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@misc{engrossment_2026,
  title = {engrossment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engrossment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}