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   absence

   /ˈabs(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being away from a place or person: "the letter had arrived during his absence" Similar non-attendancenon-appearanceabsenteeismtruancyplaying truanttruantingleaveannual leavevacationsabbaticalholidayinformal:skivingbunking offplaying hookygoofing offditchingplaying the wagwaggingOpposite presenceattendance
   • ▪ an occasion or period of being away from a place or person: "repeated absences from school"
   • ▪ the non-existence or lack of: "she found his total absence of facial expression disconcerting"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin absentia, from absens, absent- (see absent).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSENCE definition: 1. the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be: 2. the fact of not existing: 3…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABSENCE meaning: 1. the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be: 2. the fact of not existing: 3…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABSENCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   ABSENCE definition: 1. a time when you are not in a particular place: 2. the fact of not existing: . Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of absent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSENT definition: 1. not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work: 2. not existing…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of in someone's absence in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IN SOMEONE'S ABSENCE definition: 1. If something happens in someone's absence, they are not present when it happens: 2. If…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSENCE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   ABSENCE meaning: 1. a time when you are not in a particular place: 2. the fact of not existing: . Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalABSENCE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSENCE translate: 不在場的, 缺席；缺勤；不在場, 不存在, 不存在；缺乏. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryABSENCE | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

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    ABSENCE ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, ABSENCE là gì: 1. the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be: 2. the fact of not existing: 3…. Tìm hiểu thêm.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIN THE ABSENCE OF SOMEONE/SOMETHING definition - Cambridge...

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    IN THE ABSENCE OF SOMEONE/SOMETHING meaning: 1. while someone or something is not present or does not exist, or because someone or something is…. Learn more.