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attendance

noun
/əˈtɛn.dəns/

Etymology

From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).

  1. derived from atendance
  2. inherited from attendance

Definitions

  1. The act of attending

    The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.

    • Attendance at the meeting is required.
    • All those in attendance are to sign this slip.
    • The Prince of Wales will read the Queen's Speech on Her Majesty's behalf, with the Duke of Cambridge also in attendance.

  2. A tally or listing of the persons present.

    • The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.
    • The workshop […] was extremely successful with an attendance of more than 380 participants from government, the private sector and members of Trade Associations for Grains, Seed and Cocoa Federation.

  3. The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.

    • John's attendance for the conventions was not good.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Attention paid to something

      Attention paid to something; careful regard.

      • The matter required his immediate attendance.

    2. Maid service.

      • "And what are you going to charge me?" There had come a kindly, almost a friendly note into his voice. "With attendance, mind! I shall expect you to give me attendance, and I need hardly ask if you can cook, Mrs. Bunting?"

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Derived

attendance allowance, attendance check, attendance order, attendance record, attendance sheet, attendance slip, dance attendance, in attendance, inattendance, non-attendance, nonattendance, reattendance, take attendance, turnstile attendance, unattendance, underattendance

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at attendance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01attendance02tally03target04ridicule05humiliating06humiliate07ashamed08feeling09attended

A definitional loop anchored at attendance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at attendance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA