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PREPOSSESSION

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PREPOSSESSIONn.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. "The prejudices and prepossessions of the country." Sir W. Scott.
prepossessionnoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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A preoccupation; having possession beforehand. | A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.

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