missing
playSimple Definition of missing
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: unable to be found : not in a usual or expected place
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: needed or expected but not included
Examples of missing in a sentence
The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success.
<the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place>
Circa 1530
First Known Use of missing
circa 1530
MISSING Defined for Kids
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