Feminine
absence
Meaning
absence (state of being absent or withdrawn)
Concepts
non-attendance
failure to appear
loss or lack
being away from home
epilepsia minor
petit mal epilepsy
default of appearance
failure to to report
Synonyms
défaut de comparution
non-comparation
défaut de comparaître
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ap.sɑ̃s/
Etymology
From Latin absentia, from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”), from ab (“of, by, from”) + sum (“to be”).
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