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absence - failure to be present |
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presence the act of being present
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nonattendance the failure to attend
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cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
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default loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
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absenteeism habitual absence from work
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absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" |
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presence the act of being present
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deficiency,
lack,
want the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
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nonoccurrence absence by virtue of not occurring
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awayness the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
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absence - 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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ictus,
raptus,
seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
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epilepsia minor,
petit mal,
petit mal epilepsy a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching; "the girl was frightened by her first petit mal"
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complex absence an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes)
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pure absence,
simple absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
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subclinical absence a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
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absence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence" |
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interval,
time interval the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
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