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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Absence \Ab"sence\, n. [F., fr L. absentia See {Absent}.] 1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to {presence}. Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. --Phil. ii 12. 2. Want destitution; withdrawal. ``In the absence of conventional law.'' --Kent. 3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as absence of mind. ``Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.'' --Addison. To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. --Landor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: absence n 1: the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" [ant: {presence}] 2: failure to be present [ant: {presence}] 3: the time interval during which something or somebody is away "he visited during my absence" 4: epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) [syn: {petit mal epilepsy}]
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