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| Sounds | ae'bsahns |
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| Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, abstinence, and 263 more rhymes in ahns at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The state of being absent. |
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| Examples | "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" |
| Narrower | nonoccurrence; awayness |
| Broader | lack, deficiency, want |
| Contrary | presence |
| Meaning | Failure to be present. |
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| Narrower | cut; default; absenteeism |
| Broader | nonattendance |
| Contrary | presence |
| Verbs | absent |
| Meaning | The time interval during which something or somebody is away. |
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| Examples | "he visited during my absence" |
| Broader | time interval, interval |
| Meaning | Epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities). |
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| Synonyms | petit mal epilepsy |
| Narrower | complex absence; pure absence, simple absence; subclinical absence |
| Broader | epilepsy |