Meaning absence
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late 14c., from Old French absence (14c.), from Latin absentia, noun of state from absentem (nominative absens), present participle of abesse "be away from, be absent," from ab- "away&q [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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/ˈæbsəns/ noun plural absences absence /ˈæbsəns/ noun plural absences Learner's definition of ABSENCE 1  [singular] : a state or condition in which something expected, wanted, or looked for i [..]
Source: learnersdictionary.com

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not present, or a total lack of material.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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A check to see whether any boys are absent without leave. House masters conduct regular absences within their houses, and there is a grand formal absence on the Fourth of June
Source: etoncollege.com (offline)

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the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" failure to be present the time interval during which something or somebody is away; &q [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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n. The fact of not being present or available.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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moments of mental unawareness, often occurring with seizures where the person will have no recollection of the absence following it's occurrence.
Source: psychologydictionary.org

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nisht-zayn
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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absence


feln
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avekblaybn
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absence


mild epilepsy (pop)
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To grieve over the absence of any one in your dreams, denotes that repentance for some hasty action will be the means of securing you life-long friendships. If you rejoice over the absence of friends, it denotes that you will soon be well rid of an enemy.   
Source: dreams-dictionary.org (offline)

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A Member must inform their Chief Whip and the Clerk of the National Assembly if they are unable to attend a sitting of the House or a committee meeting and ask to be excused. It is the duty of every M [..]
Source: parliament.gov.gy

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(n) the state of being absent(n) failure to be present(n) the time interval during which something or somebody is away(n) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (wh [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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n. "absence," s.v. absence OED. KEY: absence@n
Source: sites.fas.harvard.edu (offline)

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n 16 absence 16
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Paroxysmal attacks of impaired consciousness, occasionally accompanied by spasm or twitching of cephalic muscles, which usually can be brought on by hyperventilation; depending on the type and severity of the absence, the EEG may show an abrupt onset of a 3/sec spike and wave pattern as in simple absence, or in atypical cases, a 4/sec spike and wav [..]
Source: mondofacto.com (offline)





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