absentia

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absentia

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

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

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absence

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@misc{absentia_2026,
  title = {absentia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absentia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}