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absent

[ adjective, preposition ab-suhnt; verb ab-sent, ab-suhnt ]
/ adjective, preposition ˈæb sənt; verb Ʀbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt /
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adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
lacking; nonexistent: Revenge is absent from his mind.
not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent look on his face.
verb (used with object)
to take or keep (oneself) away: to absent oneself from a meeting.
preposition
in the absence of; without: Absent some catastrophe, stock-market prices should soon improve.
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Origin of absent

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin absent- (stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away (ab-ab- + -s- be (see is) + -ent--ent))

OTHER WORDS FROM absent

abĀ·senĀ·taĀ·tion [ab-suhn-tey-shuhn], /ˌæb sənˈteÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n/, nounabĀ·sentĀ·er, nounabĀ·sentĀ·ness, nounnonĀ·abĀ·senĀ·taĀ·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for absent

absent

adjective (ˈæbsənt)
away or not present
lacking; missing
inattentive; absent-minded
verb (Ʀbˈsɛnt)
(tr) to remove (oneself) or keep away

Derived forms of absent

absenter, noun

Word Origin for absent

C14: from Latin absent-, stem of absēns, present participle of abesse to be away
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