absentation

noun

ab·​sen·​ta·​tion

ˌabsən‧ˈtāshən,

-ˌsen‧-

plural -s

: an absenting of oneself

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin absentation-, absentatio, from Late Latin absentatus (past participle of absentare to be absent) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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