ABSENCE
\ˈabsəns], \ˈabsəns], \ˈa_b_s_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of ABSENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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failure to be present
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the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
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epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
By Princeton University
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failure to be present
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the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
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epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Want; destitution; withdrawal.
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Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
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A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; - opposed to presence.
By Oddity Software
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Want; destitution; withdrawal.
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Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
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A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; - opposed to presence.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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A state of being absent; inattention to things present, as in the expression absence of mind. Non-appearance, or not being in court to answer.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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