ausencia

n. absence; lack, deficiency, dearth

n. absence; negation; default

= absence, absentee, non-attendance.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
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* ausencia de = lack of.
* ausencia de ley = anomie.
* ausencia de normas = anomie.
* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.
* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.
* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.