présence

Definitions of présence
  1. noun
    the state of being present; current existence
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    antonyms:
    absence
    the state of being absent
    types:
    omniprésence, ubiquité
    the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
    type of:
    existence, vie
    the state or fact of existing
  2. noun
    the act of being present
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    antonyms:
    absence
    failure to be present
  3. noun
    the immediate proximity of someone or something
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    type of:
    environnement, proximité
    the region close around a person or thing
  4. noun
    the quality of being the present
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    types:
    à jour
    the property of belonging to the present time
    modernité
    the quality of being current or of the present
    type of:
    moment
    the time when something happens
  5. noun
    the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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    antonyms:
    absence
    the failure to attend
    type of:
    action de groupe
    action taken by a group of people
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