absence

Words with a similar base: absence, absence_seizure

'absence'

[absence.n.01] as in: the state of being absent

Examples:
he was surprised by the absence of any explanation

'absence'

[absence.n.02] as in: failure to be present

'absence'

[absence.n.03] as in: the time interval during which something or somebody is away

Examples:
he visited during my absence

'absence'

[absence.n.04] as in: 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

Origins

					absence (English)
└── absence (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── absence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── absent (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── absentia (Latin)
            └── absens (Latin)

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