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absence


Definition: Meaning of, absence in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈabs(ə)ns /

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absence absences
  1. [uncountable and countable] when you are not in the place where people expect you to be, or the time that you are away
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  2. [singular] the lack of something or the fact that it does not exist
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  3. absence makes the heart grow fonder used to say that being away from someone makes you like them more
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absence used in phrases

  • absence seizure (noun)
    1. which is not subsequently remembered the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness, sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
  • absence without leave (noun)
    1. military unauthorized military absence
  • complex absence (noun)
    1. atonia, automatisms or vasomotor changes an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities
  • leave of absence (noun)
    1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
  • pure absence (noun)
    1. an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • simple absence (noun)
    1. an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • subclinical absence (noun)
    1. a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
  • unauthorised absence (noun)
    1. military unauthorized military absence
  • unauthorized absence (noun)
    1. military unauthorized military absence
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