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Not present at a usual or expected place; missing. Anglo-Norman “absent” < Latin “absens”=not present < “ab-“=away + “esse”=to be.
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July 16, 2018 in Etymology | Tags: absent, Anglo-Norman, Latin | by WordsWatcher | Comments closed
Not present at a usual or expected place; missing. Anglo-Norman “absent” < Latin “absens”=not present < “ab-“=away + “esse”=to be.