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ATTENDANCE
attendance, attending
(noun) the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance
(noun) the number of people that are present; “attendance was up by 50 per cent”
attendance
(noun) the frequency with which a person is present; “a student’s attendance is an important factor in her grade”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
attendance (countable and uncountable, plural attendances)
The state of attending; presence or waiting upon.
The count or list of individuals present for an event.
The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
(obsolete) Attention paid to something; careful regard.
Source: Wiktionary
At*tend"ance, n. Etym: [OE. attendance, OF. atendance, fr. atendre, F. attendre. See Attend, v. t.]
1. Attention; regard; careful application. [Obs.] Till I come, give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13.
2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence. Constant attendance at church three times a day. Fielding.
3. Waiting for; expectation. [Obs.] Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker.
4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants. If your stray attendance by yet lodged. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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