absentation

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US/ˌæb.sənˈteɪ.ʃn̩/US/ˌæb.sɛnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

noun

The act of absenting oneself.

OriginMedieval Latin absentatio ← Latin absento →
First used First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounabsentation (countable and uncountable, plural absentations)

plural absentations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of absenting oneself.First known use First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Latinabsento“to be absent”
  2. Medieval Latinabsentatio
  3. Englishabsentation

From Medieval Latin absentatio, from Latin absento (“to be absent”). Equivalent to absent + -ation.

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Translations

Bulgarian отсъствие
  • отсъствие (otsăstvie)act of absenting oneself
Dutch aanwezigheidsverzuim
  • aanwezigheidsverzuimact of absenting oneself
Finnish poissaolo, loitolla olo
  • poissaoloact of absenting oneself
  • loitolla oloact of absenting oneself

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with absentation

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APA

absentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentation

MLA

“absentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentation.

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