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   * Update to Onigmo 6.1.3-669ac9997619954c298da971fcfacccf36909d05.
 
-    * Support absent operator https://github.com/k-takata/Onigmo/issues/82
+    * Support absence operator https://github.com/k-takata/Onigmo/issues/82
 
   * Support new 5 emoji-related Unicode character properties