absence
C1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈæbsəns/US /ˈæbsəns/
Meaning
noun
the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away
“in somebody's absence, The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).”
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in somebody's absence, The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there).
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