No. 1,378 in Spanish
ausencia
Absence; the state of being away or not present.
In a sentence
La ausencia de su alegría llenaba el ambiente.
The absence of her joy filled the environment.
In this sentence, 'ausencia' is used to indicate the lack or non-presence of someone's joy, giving emotional significance to the idea of 'absence'.
Noté su ausencia durante la reunión de ayer.
I noticed his absence during yesterday's meeting.
Here, 'ausencia' refers to the fact that someone was not physically present at a specific event or location, emphasizing literal absence.
La ausencia de evidencia no prueba la inexistencia.
The absence of evidence does not prove non-existence.
This usage of 'ausencia' highlights the lack of something, in this case, evidence, contributing to a logical or conceptual argument based on the idea of 'absence' rather than a physical condition.
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