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Pronunciation / Transliteration: assente
"L'insegnante ha registrato gli assenti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is regularly or deliberately absent from a place of work, duty, or study.
"The teacher took note of the absentees before starting the morning lesson."
- 1
Not present at one's usual place of work, residence, or expected location.
"The company faced criticism for its absentee management style during the crisis."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'absentem', present participle of 'abesse' (to be away), passing through Old French into Middle English around the late 15th century. Originally used in legal and administrative contexts to denote landowners who lived away from their estates, it gradually expanded to describe anyone failing to be present where expected.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absentee" is said worldwide
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absent
Transliteration: absent
"Le professeur a noté les absents."
Abwesende
Transliteration: apveːzəndə
"Der Lehrer hat die Abwesenden aufgeschrieben."
assente
Transliteration: assente
"L'insegnante ha registrato gli assenti."
ausente
Transliteration: ausente
"El profesor tomó nota de los ausentes."
ausente
Transliteration: ausente
"O professor anotou os ausentes."
अनुपस्थित
Transliteration: anupasthit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शिक्षक ने अनुपस्थित छात्रों के नाम लिखे।"
缺席者
Transliteration: quēxízhě
Script: 中文汉字
"老师记录了缺席者的名单。"
결석자
Transliteration: gyeolseokja
Script: 한국어 한글
"선생님은 결석자 명단을 확인했다."
欠席者
Transliteration: kessekisha
Script: 日本語
"先生は欠席者の名前を確認しました。"
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