Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 38.