Definition of absence

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absence
noun

A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
Quotations
- Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my . Phillippians 2:12
Want; lack; destitution; withdrawal.

Quotations
In the of conventional law. - Kent
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.

Quotations
Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. - Addison
To conquer that abstraction which is called . - Landor

Etymology: French, from Latin absentia. See also absent.

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