- truantry
- tru·ant·ry
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truantry
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truantry — [tro͞o′ən trē] n. var. of TRUANCY … English World dictionary
truantry — ntrē, ntri noun ( es) : truancy thought I had had enough of truantry R.L.Stevenson … Useful english dictionary
truantry — noun (plural ries) Date: 15th century truancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
truantry — /trooh euhn tree/, n., pl. truantries. truancy. [1400 50; late ME; see TRUANT, RY] * * * … Universalium
truantry — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An unexcused absence: cut, truancy. Informal: hooky. See SEEK … English dictionary for students
truantry — n. state or act of being absent from school (or work, etc.) without permission n. condition of being one who stays out of school without permission; condition of being one who evades his responsibilities; an instance of being truant … English contemporary dictionary
truancy — /trooh euhn see/, n., pl. truancies. 1. the act or state of being truant. 2. an instance of being truant: His parents were questioned about his many truancies. Also, truantry. [1775 85; TRU(ANT) + ANCY] * * * … Universalium
cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… … English dictionary for students
hooky — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. An unexcused absence: cut, truancy, truantry. See SEEK … English dictionary for students
truancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An unexcused absence: cut, truantry. Informal: hooky. See SEEK … English dictionary for students
