absence
/ˈæb·səns/ nounDefinition
› a time when you are not in a place: His absence was noticed.
› [no plural] the fact that something does not exist: the absence of proof
(Definition of absence noun from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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