ab|sen|tee|ism

ab|sen|tee|ism
ab|sen|tee|ism «AB suhn TEE ihz uhm», noun.
1. the practice or habit of being an absentee, especially from work.
2. an economic system under which a landowner controls the use of land in a country or place where he does not live.

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  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • absenteeism — ab·sen·tee·ism …   English syllables

  • ab — ab; ab·a·ca; ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cist; ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·ac·tor; ab·a·cus; ab·alien·ate; ab·alien·ation; ab·a·lo·ne; ab·am·pere; ab·ar·thro·sis; ab·a·tis; ab·a·tised; ab·at·toir; ab·ax·i·al; ab·ba·cy; ab·bad·id; ab·ba·si; ab·bas·id; ab·ba·tial;… …   English syllables

  • Absenteeism — Ab sen*tee ism, n. 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • absenteeism — ab|sen|tee|ism [ ,æbsən ti,ızəm ] noun uncount the habit of not being at school or work when you should be, usually without a good reason …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • absenteeism — ab•sen•tee•ism [[t]ˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) cvb frequent or habitual absence 2) cvb bus the practice of being an absentee landlord • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

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