1. Noun
A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
2. Noun
Want; destitution; withdrawal.
3. Noun
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.
4. Noun
the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
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