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Absenteeism

Abˊsen-tee′ism

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Noun.
The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one’s self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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absenteeism

absenteeism

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Noun

absenteeism (plural absenteeisms)

  1. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
  2. The practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9