how to pronounce отсутствие

/ɐt͡sˈsut͡stvʲɪje/

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отсутствие is pronounced in four syllables

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t͡s

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t͡s

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vʲ

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An example use of отсутствие in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… из-за того и отсутствие линейки ваших …”

meanings of отсутствие

noun:

Lack, absence.

отсутствие frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word отсутствие occurs in russian on average 75.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.