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absentee noun

  /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/
  • A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 absent

absenteeism noun

  /æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/ , /ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/
  • The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
 absentéisme
persistent absentee
absentéiste
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