n. the fact or condition of being away or not present; a length of time of being away; the state of not having; lack
The students behaved during the teacher's absence.
The students behaved during the teacher's absence.
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Why was Mrs. Morse a good fit to tend the light in the absence of the keeper, Mr. Flagg?
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How had Mickle survived her absence from her home?
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What caused Sophia to take a leave of absence from the library?
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The mayor referred obliquely to his unexplained absence.
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What discovery did Miss Maisie make during Audie's absence ?
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We need to retrain the animals after a long absence from working with them.
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His adviser acts as his alter ego during his absence.
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Atman in Hinduism is that core of life in absence of which the existence of the body.
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Her absence troubled him. OR The wind troubled the sea.
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He gave a farfetched excuse for his absence.
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Who did Galloran leave in charge of the kingdom in his absence during the war?
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The vicegerent ruled in the king's absence.
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Illness made her absence excusable.
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missing; out; lacking
attendance; presence
2 syllables
ab-sence
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