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Definition of disappearance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disappearance

noun
 
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] disappearance (of somebody/something) (from something) the fact of being lost or impossible to find
    • Police are investigating the disappearance of a young woman.
    • a series of mysterious disappearances
  2. [uncountable] disappearance (of something) (from something) the fact of no longer existing; the fact of becoming impossible to see
    • the disappearance of many species of plants and animals from our planet
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