#absence  failure to be present
  exclusion:  presence.attendance
  supertype:  nonattendance  the failure to attend
  subtype:  cut.absence  an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
  subtype:  default  loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
  subtype:  absenteeism  habitual absence from work

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