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Ab"sence (&unr_;), n. [F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent.] 1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
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Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. Phil. ii. 12.
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2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. “In the absence of conventional law.” Kent.
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3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. “Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.” Addison.
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To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. Landor.
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