absence

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French, from Latin absentia. See also absent.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæbsəns/, SAMPA: /"{bs@ns/
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[edit] Noun

absence (plural absences)

1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

   Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. - Phillippians 2:12

2. Want; lack; destitution; withdrawal.

   In the absence of conventional law. - Kent

3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.

   Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind. - Joseph Addison

   To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. - Landor

[edit] Antonyms

• presence

[edit] Derived terms

• absence makes the heart grow fonder

[edit] Related terms

• absent
• absentee
• absenteeism

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Etymology

From French absence

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absence f.

1. absence

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

from Latin absentia.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ap.sɑ̃s/, SAMPA: /ap.sA~s/

[edit] Noun

absence f. (plural absences)

1. absence; A state of being absent or withdrawn.