/ˈprez.əns/
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Translation
The fact that a person or a thing is in a place.
Word origin
From Latin praesentia, from praesens meaning being at hand, built from prae- meaning before and esse meaning to be.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- praesentia
- English cognates
- present, essence
Examples
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"In the presence of" means with those people there.
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Here "presence" means the fact that she was there.
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"Presence" can also mean that a thing is inside something.
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