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absence
noun
the
state
of
someone
not
being
in
a
place
,
or
the
period
when
they
are
away
•
During
the
manager
’
s
two-week
absence
,
the
team
worked
on
their
own
.
During
the
manager
’
s
two-week
absence
,
the
team
worked
on
their
own
.
•
We
all
noticed
his
absence
from
class
this
morning
.
We
all
noticed
his
absence
from
class
this
morning
.
Late
14th-century
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
absence
,
from
Latin
absentia
,
from
absens
meaning
“
being
away
”.
noun
the
fact
that
something
does
not
exist
or
is
not
present
•
The
recipe
had
an
absence
of
salt
,
so
the
soup
tasted
bland
.
The
recipe
had
an
absence
of
salt
,
so
the
soup
tasted
bland
.
•
Scientists
were
surprised
by
the
complete
absence
of
water
in
the
rock
samples
.
Scientists
were
surprised
by
the
complete
absence
of
water
in
the
rock
samples
.
noun
a
very
short
period
when
a
person
briefly
loses
awareness
because
of
a
type
of
epileptic
seizure
•
The
boy
stared
blankly
for
a
few
seconds
during
an
absence
,
then
continued
talking
as
if
nothing
had
happened
.
The
boy
stared
blankly
for
a
few
seconds
during
an
absence
,
then
continued
talking
as
if
nothing
had
happened
.
•
Doctors
diagnosed
her
with
absence
seizures
after
she
kept
zoning
out
in
class
.
Doctors
diagnosed
her
with
absence
seizures
after
she
kept
zoning
out
in
class
.