English Reference

Word

abience

Phoneticsabi·ence

Definition

n. the state of being away from a place or a person. It is an old word that people rarely use today.

n. the state of being absent or away from a place or person. Primarily used in historical or literary contexts; largely obsolete in modern English.

Examples

“The king's abience from the court caused much gossip.”

“The long abience of the monarch during the war led to a significant shift in the political landscape.”

“While the term is rarely encountered in contemporary legal or social discourse, historical records often refer to the abience of a ruler as a period of administrative instability.”

Examples

simple

“The king's abience from the court caused much gossip.”

contextual

“The long abience of the monarch during the war led to a significant shift in the political landscape.”

complex

“While the term is rarely encountered in contemporary legal or social discourse, historical records often refer to the abience of a ruler as a period of administrative instability.”

Domain

Psychology

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Level
C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Rare
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