absence
18 08 2008Nouns
1. (n.) absence;
- the state of being absent;
- “he was surprised by the absence of any explanation”;
2. (n.) absence;
- failure to be present;
3. (n.) absence;
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away;
- “he visited during my absence”;
4. (n.) absence, absence seizure;
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy;
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