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absentia

n.
C1 Advanced US //æbˈsɛnʃə// ab·sen·tia

n. the state of being away from a place or not present in a situation. It is often used in legal or formal contexts to describe someone who is missing.

n. the state of being away from a place or not present in a specific context. Often used in legal or formal registers to describe the absence of a person or entity.


Origin

From Latin absentia (“being away, absence”), from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”); compare absent.

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