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truant
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truant
(noun)
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truant
/
ˈ
truːwənt/
noun
plural
truants
truant
/
ˈ
truːwənt/
noun
plural
truants
Learner's definition of TRUANT
[
count
]
:
a student who misses school without permission
an increasing number of
truants
a
truant officer
[=a person who looks for students who are not in school]
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play truant
British, informal
:
to miss school without permission
He's been
playing truant
[=(
US
)
playing hooky
, (
Brit
)
skiving off
] with his friends.
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— truancy
/
ˈ
truːwənsi/
noun
,
plural
truancies
[
noncount
]
What can we do about the problem of
truancy
in our schools?
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count
]
How can we reduce
truancies
in our schools?
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— truant
adjective
He's been
truant
twice this week.
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