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absence Definition


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absence
noun
    1. The state of being away, eg from work.
      Thesaurus: truancy, vacancy, non-appearance, non-attendance, non-residence; Antonym: presence, attendance, appearance.
    2. The time when a person is away, eg from work.
    3. The state of not existing or of being lacking.
      Thesaurus: deficiency, inadequacy, need, lack, gap, hole, void, lacuna, missing part.
Idiom: absence of mind
    A lack of attention or concentration.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin absentia, from abesse to be away.



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