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- pronunciation:
- aeb
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- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Absence is being away from a place where you usually are.
The teacher had to go outside the room, but she said the students could keep watching the movie in her absence.- antonyms:
- attendance, presence
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| definition 2: |
An absence is a time of being away from something.
Katie won't be allowed to play on the soccer team anymore if she has another absence from practice.Raven's mom had a three week absence from work because of her accident. |
| definition 3: |
When there is an absence of something, it means that there is none of it. If there is an absence of conversation between people, it means that no one is talking to anyone else.
I noticed the absence of games and toys in the little girl's room.- synonyms:
- lack
- similar words:
- need, want
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