English Explanatory Dictionary

absentia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. absence

Pronunciation

/æbˈsɛnt͡ʃi.ə/ /æbˈsɛnt͡ʃə/ /æbˈsɛnʃə/ /æbˈsɛnʃi.ə/

Word forms

absentia

Etymology

From Latin absentia (“being away, absence”), from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”); compare absent.

Related words

absent absentia epileptica
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