ABSENCES
Noun
absences
plural of absence
Source: Wiktionary
ABSENCE
Ab"sence, n. Etym: [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 A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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