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Absence

A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.

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Absenteeism 76% connected

The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Default 76% connected

A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the govern…

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Deficiency 76% connected

The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.

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Ictus 76% connected

The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

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Interval 76% connected

A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

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Lack 76% connected

Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense.

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Nonattendance 76% connected

A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.

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Seizure 76% connected

The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property…

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Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

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Absent 74% connected

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

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Absent 74% connected

Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

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Presence 94% connected

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

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Presence 94% connected

The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.

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