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absent definition

ab·sent (ab′sənt; for v., ab sent′, əb-)

adjective

  1. not present; away
  2. not existing; lacking
  3. not attentive; absorbed in thought

Etymology: ME < OFr < L absens, prp. of abesse < ab-, away + esse, to be: see is

transitive verb

to keep (oneself) away to absent oneself from classes

in the absence of; lacking absent her testimony, our case is weak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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