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at⋅tend⋅ance

[uh-ten-duhns]
–noun
1. the act of attending.
2. the persons or number of persons present: an attendance of more than 300 veterans.
3. 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.

Origin:
1325–75; ME < AF, MF. See attend, -ance
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at·ten·dance   (ə-těn'dəns)   
n.  
  1. The act of attending.

  2. The persons or number of persons that are present.

  3. The frequency with which a person is present.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: at·ten·dance
Pronunciation: &-'ten-d&n(t)s
Function: noun
: service at a hospital attendance>
Idioms & Phrases

attendance

see dance attendance on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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