Absentia
//æbˈsɛnt͡ʃi.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 absence
Example
More examples"She was sentenced to death in absentia."
Etymology
From Latin absentia (“being away, absence”), from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“I am away or absent”); compare absent.
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