Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A standing off; a refraining or holding back.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A standing aloof.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A standing
aloof
Etymologies
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absist + -ence
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Examples
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There are children who have their reasons for absistence but sometimes they are counteracted upon in a very strong way by the friends and the peer group. “Friends often provide the means when a parent refuses, †says Anju.
The Times of India 2010
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