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tru·an·cy

 (tro͞o′ən-sē)
n. pl. tru·an·cies
1. The absence of a child from school without permission.
2. The neglect of work or duty
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tru•an•cy

(ˈtru ən si)

n., pl. -cies.
1. the act or state of being truant.
2. an instance of being truant.
[1775–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.truancy - failure to attend (especially school)truancy - failure to attend (especially school)
nonattendance - the failure to attend
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truancy

noun absence, shirking, skiving (Brit. slang), malingering, absence without leave Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.
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truancy

noun
An unexcused absence:
Informal: hooky.
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Translations
تَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَه
chození za školu
pjækkeri
iskolakerüléslógás
skróp
záškoláctvo
okuldan kaçma

truancy

[ˈtrʊənsɪ] Nausencia f sin permiso
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truancy

[ˈtruːənsi] nabsentéisme m (scolaire)
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truancy

n(Schule)schwänzen nt, → unentschuldigtes Fehlen (in der Schule) (form), → (Schul)schwänzerei f (inf)
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truancy

[ˈtrʊənsɪ] n (Scol) → assenze fpl ingiustificate
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

truant

(ˈtruənt) noun
someone who stays away from school etc without permission. The truants were caught and sent back to school.
ˈtruancy noun
Truancy is a great problem in some schools.
play truant
to be a truant and stay away from school etc. He was always playing truant (from school).
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