What is the meaning of Absence?

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship

The period of someone being away.

Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency.

Lack; deficiency; non-existence.

Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind).

Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy.

Lack of contact between blades.

absence

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absence (state of being absent or withdrawn)

Being away or elsewhere; absence.

Nonattendance or nonexistence; failure to appear.

Source: wiktionary.org