Dictionary Check: absence
"absence" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
14
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Definition
noun
the state of being absent
Example:
"he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
noun
failure to be present
noun
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
Example:
"he visited during my absence"
noun
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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