01 n. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
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A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.“Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.” — Phil. ii. 12.
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Want; destitution; withdrawal.
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Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind.“To conquer that abstraction which is called absence.” — Landor.