presence

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♦♦ pres|ence /pr'ezəns/ (presences)
1 [N-SING] with poss
Someone's presence in a place is the fact that they are there.
They argued that his presence in the village could only stir up trouble...
Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch.
≠ absence
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft supp N
If you say that someone has presence, you mean that they impress people by their appearance and manner.
Hendrix's stage presence appealed to thousands of teenage rebels.
3 [N-COUNT]
A presence is a person or creature that you cannot see, but that you are aware of. (LITERARY)
She started to be affected by the ghostly presence she could feel in the house.
4 [N-SING] usu supp N
If a country has a military presence in another country, it has some of its armed forces there.
The Philippine government wants the US to maintain a military presence in Southeast Asia.
5 [N-UNCOUNT] with poss
If you refer to the presence of a substance in another thing, you mean that it is in that thing.
The somewhat acid flavour is caused by the presence of lactic acid.
≠ absence
6 [PHRASE] PHR after v, v-link PHR
If you are in someone's presence, you are in the same place as that person, and are close enough to them to be seen or heard.
The talks took place in the presence of a diplomatic observer.

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