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dis·ap·pear·ance

   [dis-uh-peer-uhns]
noun
the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
Origin:
1705–15; disappear + -ance
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disappear (ˌdɪsəˈpɪə)
 
—vb
1.  (intr) to cease to be visible; vanish
2.  (intr) to go away or become lost, esp secretly or without explanation
3.  (intr) to cease to exist, have effect, or be known; become extinct or lost: the pain has disappeared
4.  (tr) (esp in South and Central America) to arrest secretly and presumably imprison or kill (a member of an opposing political group)
 
disap'pearance
 
—n

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disappearance
1712; from disappear + -ance.
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