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attendance

[uh-ten-duhns]

noun

  1. the act of attending.

  2. the persons or number of persons present.

    an attendance of more than 300 veterans.



attendance

/ əˈɛԻəԲ /

noun

  1. the act or state of attending

  2. the number of persons present

    an attendance of 5000 at the festival

  3. obsoleteattendants collectively; retinue

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Other Word Forms

  • proattendance adjective
  • unattendance noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attendance1

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French. See attend, -ance
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. dance attendance, to be obsequious in one's attentions or service; attend constantly.

    He was given a larger office and several assistants to dance attendance on him.

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Mexico defeats the Dominican Republic 3-2 in its Gold Cup opener, but fans in attendance were on edge because of recent ICE raids targeting the Latino community.

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Modi's attendance comes amid deeply strained relations between the two countries over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.

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Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also in attendance.

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The fact he can still perform, however, inspired awe throughout the ballpark, with 51,548 in attendance witnessing his 65th career start featuring seven scoreless innings.

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Forty eight items were put on sale with around 200 people in attendance.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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