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Absence
/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.
📖 Definitions of "Absence"
noun
- 1
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
- 2
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.
- 3
Lack; deficiency; nonexistence.
"He had an absence of enthusiasm."
- 4
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).
"absence of mind"
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