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ab·sence  (bsns)

n.

1. The state of being away.

2. The time during which one is away.

3. Lack; want: an absence of leadership.

4. The state of being absent-minded; inattentiveness: absence of mind.

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absence

Noun

1. the state of being away

2. the time during which a person or thing is away

3. the fact of being without something

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" nonoccurrence - absence by virtue of not occurring awayness - the state of being elsewhere than in particular place deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"
	2.	absence - failure to be present                 cut - an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" default - loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default" nonattendance - the failure to attend absenteeism - habitual absence from work presence - the act of being present
	3.	absence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence" interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	4.	absence - the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy absence seizure ictus, raptus, seizure - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsy - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities); "she has been suffering from petit mal since childhood" complex absence - an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes) pure absence, simple absence - an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes subclinical absence - a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes

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absence

noun 1. time off, leave, break, vacation, recess, truancy, absenteeism, nonappearance, nonattendance

noun 2. lack, deficiency, deprivation, omission, scarcity, want, need, shortage, dearth, privation, unavailability, nonexistence

Translations

absence [ˈæbsəns] n → ausencia;

in the absence of (person) → en ausencia de;

(thing) → a falta de

absence [ˈæbsəns] n → absence f;

in the absence of [person] → en l'absence de; [thing] → faute de

absence [ˈæbsəns] n → Abwesenheit f;

in the absence of (person) → in Abwesenheit +gen;

(thing) → in Ermangelung +gen

absence [ˈæbsəns] n → assenza;

in the absence of [+ person] → in assenza di [+ thing]; in mancanza di