Absit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Absit is a noun meaning (UK) Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
Meaning
(UK) Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more.
More Meanings
- A portion of fermenting dough diluted to a paste with water and then cooked.
Example Sentences
The cooking gelatinizes the starch and makes the absit viscous.
An absit is not made, and the baking is carried out on an open hotplate.
A portion of the fermented paste may be mixed with three parts of water and boiled, resulting in an absit.
An exeat was needed to be away for the night and, in theory at least, an absit for the greater part of the day.
Word Forms
- absits
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include absence, absentation, leave, absency, absentee, absenteeism.
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