absentia

Meanings

noun

Also see

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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APA

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

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

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

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