No. 3,840 in French
absence
The state of being away or not present.
In a sentence
Son absence était très remarquée lors de la réunion.
His absence was very noticed during the meeting.
'Absence' refers to the state of being absent from the meeting.
L'absence de preuves complique l'enquête.
The lack of evidence complicates the investigation.
'Absence' refers to the lack or non-existence of evidence.
Elle a mentionné l'absence des étoiles dans le ciel nocturne hier.
She mentioned the absence of stars in the night sky yesterday.
'Absence' is used to indicate the state of stars not being present in the sky.
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