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presence noun [ ˈprɛz(ə)ns ]

• the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present.
• "my presence in the flat made her happy"
Similar: existence, being there, attendance, attending, appearance, residence, occupancy, company, companionship, turning up, showing, showing up,
Opposite: absence,
Origin: Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesentia ‘being at hand’, from the verb praeesse (see present1).

presence of mind

• the ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action.
"he had the presence of mind to record the scene on video"



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