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Definition of Absences
1. absence [n] - See also: absence
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absences
Literary usage of Absences
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"Temporary absences from the land, that indicate no intention of abandonment, may
be excused ... absences will not be excused where good faith ie not shown. ..."
2. Public School Methods (1921)
"As far as possible require written excuses, signed by the parent, for absences.
If this requirement is clearly understood at the beginning of the term it ..."
3. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Hours for college prayers. No regular vacations at first. Irregular absences.
Going home for clothes. Long after 1850, in Williams College ..."
4. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide edited by Ronald Kadden (1994)
"... absences Lateness Overview of the Program When discussing episodes of drinking
or drug use, emphasize that these are common occurrences. ..."
5. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"His occasional long absences from home in quest of health, during which he could
not afford to keep a horse unused at home, made these changes somewhat ..."
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