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- pronunciation:
- aeb
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the state or condition of being away or not present.
You will have a substitute teacher during my absence.- antonyms:
- attendance, presence
- similar words:
- absenteeism, leave, nonattendance, truancy
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| definition 2: |
an instance or period of time of being away.
She had too many absences from class to pass the course.After a six-month absence, she went back to work with renewed energy.- similar words:
- leave
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| definition 3: |
the state of not having; lack.
There was an absence of luxury in those lean times.- synonyms:
- lack
- similar words:
- dearth, need, vacuity, want
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| related words: |
default, lack, poverty |
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