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attendance
[uh-ten-duhns]
noun
the act of attending.
the persons or number of persons present.
an attendance of more than 300 veterans.
attendance
/ əˈɛԻəԲ /
noun
the act or state of attending
the number of persons present
an attendance of 5000 at the festival
obsoleteattendants collectively; retinue
Other Word Forms
- proattendance adjective
- unattendance noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of attendance1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
Example Sentences
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.
Modi's attendance comes amid deeply strained relations between the two countries over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.
Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also in attendance.
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.
Forty eight items were put on sale with around 200 people in attendance.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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