noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of absenting oneself. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin absentatio, from Latin absento (“to be absent”). Equivalent to absent + -ation.

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