absence
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English absence, from Old French absence, ausence, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent”), from ab (“from, away from”) + sum (“I am”).
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Noun [edit]
absence (usually uncountable; plural absences)
- A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- (Can we date this quote?) Phillippians 2:12
- Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.
- (Can we date this quote?) Phillippians 2:12
- Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendence; deficiency. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- He had an absence of enthusiasm.
- Lack; deficiency; nonexistence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind). [First attested in the early 18th century.][1]
- absence of mind.
- (Can we date this quote?), Joseph Addison
- Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.
- (Can we date this quote?) - Landor
- To conquer that abstraction which is called absence.
- (medicine) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
- (fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
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Translations [edit]
state of being absent
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want; lack; destitution; withdrawal
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inattention to things present
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
Czech [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French absence, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent”), from ab (“of, by, from”) + sum (“I am”)
Noun [edit]
absence f
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent”), from ab (“of, by, from”) + sum (“I am”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
absence f (plural absences)
Middle English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French absent, from Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent”), from ab (“of, by, from”) + sum (“I am”).
Noun [edit]
absence (plural absences)
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- 1954 [First published 1891], Francis Henry Stratmann; Henry Bradley, A Dictionary of Middle English[1], London: Oxford University Press:
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