Contento 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Usage notes 1.5 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Descendants

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From Latin absentia (“‘being away, absence’”), from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”).

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IPA	/æbˈsɛn(t)ʃiə/, /æbˈsɛn(t)ʃə/
SAMPA	/{b"sEn(t)Si@/, /{b"sEn(t)S@/

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absentia

1. absence

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Only in the phrase in absentia .

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• absentia epileptica

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EtymologyModificar

From absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”).

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• (Classical) IPA: /apˈsen.ti.a/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /apˈsɛnʦja/

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absentia (genitive absentiae); f, first declension

1. absence
2. vocative singular of absentia

absentiā

1. ablative singular of absentia

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Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	absentia	absentiae
genitive	absentiae	absentiārum
dative	absentiae	absentiīs
accusative	absentiam	absentiās
ablative	absentiā	absentiīs
vocative	absentia	absentiae

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• English: absence
• French: absence
• Italian: senza, assenza

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