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pres·ence (prez′əns)

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being present; existence, occurrence, or attendance at some place or in some thing
  2. immediate surroundings, or vicinity within close view, of a person admitted to his presence
  3. a person or thing that is present, esp. a person of high station or imposing appearance
    1. a person's bearing, personality, or appearance
    2. impressive bearing, personality, etc. characterized by poise, confidence, etc., often specif. that of a performer before an audience (stage presence)
  5. an influence or a supernatural or divine spirit felt to be present
  6. the quality of sound reproduction with reference to the degree of the apparent reality of the sound
  7. Archaic people present; an assemblage
  8. Obsolete presence chamber

Etymology: OFr < L praesentia < praesens: see present,

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presence

n.

  1. The fact of being present

    occupancy, occupation, residence, inhabitance, habitancy, ubiquity, ubiety; see also attendance 1.

  2. The vicinity of a person

    proximity, propinquity, nearness, closeness; see neighborhood.

  3. One's appearance and behavior

    carriage, port, demeanor, bearing; see appearance 1, behavior 1.


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presence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • antibody: Enhanced proliferation of CD4+ T cells induced by dendritic cells following antigen uptake in the presence of antibody.

Converse of subject

  • characterize: FAP is a rare genetic condition, characterized by the presence of hundreds of pre-cancerous ' polyps ' in the bowel.

Converse of object

  • detect: In the study 21 practitioners detected the presence of a human hand behind a screen less than 50 % of the time.

Adjective modifier

  • adventitious: Various regulatory bodies have indicated willingness to allow low levels of GM adventitious presence in seed lots.

Noun used with modifier

  • police: A police presence was highly evident inside the event, no doubt sensing that the charged atmosphere could boil over into violence.
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presence quotes

   Every painted image of something is also about the absence of the real thing. All painting is about the presence of absence.

-Berger,John Peter

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me carry us not up hence.

-Bible (Old Testament)

Create in me a clean heart,O God; and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.Restore unto methe joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Thenwill Iteachtransgressorsthy ways; and sinnersshall be converted unto thee.

-Bible (Old Testament)

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