Main entry: absence
Definition: failure to be present
Main entry: absence
Definition: the state of being absent
Usage: he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
Main entry: absence, absence seizure
Definition: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
Main entry: absence
Definition: the time interval during which something or somebody is away
Usage: he visited during my absence