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Abscent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Being away or not present

Sense 1:

- Popular usage: Not present or missing in a particular place or situation

Example sentence: The teacher noticed that one student was abscent from class today.

Sense 2:

- Local usage: A regional term to describe someone who is frequently absent or habitually fails to attend events or gatherings

Example sentence: John has become known as the abscent member of our weekly book club.

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To be absent or missing in action

Sense 1:

- Popular usage: To fail to attend or not be present at a specific event or meeting

Example sentence: He decided to abscent himself from the boring conference and went for a walk instead.

Sense 2:

- Local usage: A region-specific term used to indicate the act of deliberately avoiding someone or something

Example sentence: Sarah's ex-boyfriend was approaching, so she quickly abscented herself from the party.

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