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ab•sent

Pronunciation: (
—adj., prep.ab'sunt;
—v.ab-sent', ab'sunt), [key]
—adj.
1. not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
2. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind.
3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face.

—v.t.
to take or keep (oneself) away: to absent oneself from a meeting.

—prep.
in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.

absence seizure

absentee

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