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tru⋅an⋅cy

[troo-uhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. the act or state of being truant.
2. an instance of being truant: His parents were questioned about his many truancies.
Also, truantry.


Origin:
1775–85; tru(ant) + -ancy
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tru·an·cy   (trōō'ən-sē)   
n.   pl. tru·an·cies
The act or condition of being absent without permission.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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