Meaning of disappearance

Definition of disappearance

(noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
the event of passing out of sight
gradually ceasing to be visible
ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"

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