absentment
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /əbˈsɛntmənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]absentment (uncountable)
- (rare, obsolete): The state of being absent; withdrawal
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Dead and Buried”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
- a peregrination, or absentment from the body