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absenteeism definition

ab·sen·tee·ism (ab′sən tē′iz′əm)

noun

absence from work, school, etc., esp. when deliberate or habitual

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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