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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: prepossession (0.00788 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to prepossession.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prepossession
prepossession
n 1: the condition of being prepossessed; 
“the king's
prepossession in my favor is very valuable”
2: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; 
“he
did not even try to confirm his preconceptions” [syn: 
preconception,
parti pris, 
preconceived opinion, 
preconceived idea,
preconceived notion]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prepossession
Prepossession 
\Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n.
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1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.
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2. 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.
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Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See
Bent.
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