(n) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy, Syn.absence seizure
n. [ F., fr. L. absentia. See Absent. ] 1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. Phil. ii. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. “In the absence of conventional law.” Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. “Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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