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Quick definitions from WordNet (absence)
▸ noun: failure to be present
▸ noun: the state of being absent ("He was surprised by the absence of any explanation")
▸ noun: the time interval during which something or somebody is away ("He visited during my absence")
▸ noun: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
▸ Also see absences
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to absence
▸ Usage examples for absence
▸ Popular adjectives describing absence
▸ Words that often appear near absence
▸ Rhymes of absence
▸ Invented words related to absence
▸ noun: failure to be present
▸ noun: the state of being absent ("He was surprised by the absence of any explanation")
▸ noun: the time interval during which something or somebody is away ("He visited during my absence")
▸ noun: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
▸ Also see absences
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to absence
▸ Usage examples for absence
▸ Popular adjectives describing absence
▸ Words that often appear near absence
▸ Rhymes of absence
▸ Invented words related to absence