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absent

 
 
/ˈæbsənt/ adjective

Translation

not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work
yok, orada değil, mevcut değil
He has been absent from school all week.2515
(Definition of absent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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