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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: raptus, past participle of rapere; RAPE1

rapt

 adjective
     
rapt written
so interested in something that you do not notice anything else:
They listened with rapt attention.
the rapt expression on his face
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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