absentment

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/əbˈsɛntmənt/

noun

The state of being absent; withdrawal

OriginEnglish absent ← Middle English absent ← Latin absēns →
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Meanings

nounabsentment (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe state of being absent; withdrawal

    a peregrination, or absentment from the body

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinabsum
  2. Latinabsēns
  3. Old Frenchausent
  4. Middle Frenchabsent
  5. Latinabsēns
  6. Middle Englishabsent
  7. Englishabsent
  8. Englishabsentment

From absent + -ment.

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Translations

Ukrainian бути відсутнім
  • бути відсутнім (buty vidsutnim)to be absent
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APA

absentment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentment

MLA

“absentment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absentment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absentment.

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