absence

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Antonyms 2.2 Related words and phrases

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæbsəns/
• SAMPA: /"{bs@ns/
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[change] Noun

Singular absence

Plural absences

1. (uncountable) Absence is when something is not there.

   There was an absence of help for the project.

2. (countable) An absence is a time something is not there.

   I failed the class because I had too many absences.

[change] Antonyms

• presence

[change] Related words and phrases

• absence makes the heart grow fonder
• absent
• absentee
• absenteeism