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absence


absence - noun

  • the state of being absent
  • failure to be present
  • the time interval during which something or somebody is away
  • 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 - thesaurus


    View spelling list -ence words - set 1 and learn about the word absence in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence.

    Scrabble score for absence

    a is 1 b is 3 s is 1 e is 1 n is 1 c is 3 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

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