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Noun
prepossession
- preoccupation|Preoccupation; prior possession.
- 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.
Quotations
1791 : I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and prepossession, which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion. - Letter from w:Benjamin Banneker|Benjamin Banneker to w:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson, August 19, 1791
References
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