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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

不在

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuzai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Absence/ˈæb.səns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女の不在は皆に気づかれました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being away from a place or person.

    "Her absence from the meeting was noted by everyone."
  2. 2

    The lack of something that is normally present.

    "The absence of evidence made it difficult to prove the case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French absence, stemming from Latin absentia, from absent-, absens, present participle of abesse (to be away from), composed of ab- (away from, off) and esse (to be). It entered the English language in the 15th century to denote the state of being away or lacking something.

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