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attendance

[uh-ten-duhns]

noun

the persons or number of persons present: an attendance of more than 300 veterans.

Idiom

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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Attendance is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French. See attend, -ance

Related forms

pro·at·tend·ance, adjective

un·at·tend·ance, noun

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Example Sentences

For example, we've often talked on these fora about attendance policies.

Church attendance has not been increasing, as a new awakening would suggest.

But selective auditory attendance in humans is mostly a trick of the mind.

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For example, we've often talked on these fora about attendance policies.

Church attendance has not been increasing, as a new awakening would suggest.

But selective auditory attendance in humans is mostly a trick of the mind.

The physicists in attendance found it one of the highlights of the conference.

The crowds stayed away, but all six of us movie mavens in attendance were enthusiastically glued to the screen.

Typical winter attendance is less than a third?sometimes even a fifth?that of peak season.

The show floor is not the usual zoo, though the final attendance numbers are not yet in.

Informs students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policies.

The opening-weekend figure that the league should take greater comfort from is not scoring, but attendance.

At any zoo the arrival of newly loaned pandas or the birth of cubs brings surges in attendance.

Students who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.

He was one of several artists in attendance at the symposium's paleo-art show.

The teachers tell me that they don't have attendance problems in the week we're there.

Some schools require you to track attendance for financial-aid reasons.

It is a shame for non-professional visitors, whose attendance had held up relatively well.

Growing attendance is worsening the problem of contact between people and baboons in the park.

Some high school teachers are already using handheld computers to take attendance and access students' grades and schedules.

Indeed, interest in undergraduate programmes has also sagged, even though attendance at university has soared.

Then progressed to him walking solo, but leashed, with me at constant attendance at his side.

Attendance at business conferences has spiked since the invention of video-conferencing.

Several in attendance repeated the president's comments to journalists waiting outside.

He remained defiant throughout, refusing to recognise the legitimacy of the court and walking out after only a brief attendance.

But attendance is falling short of the tens of thousands they expected.

Declining church attendance partly explains the problem.

Regularity of church attendance is a much more reliable predictor of voting intentions than income.

Included were marks for series attendance and net receipts.

The attendance policy saves the students from themselves.

Church attendance has dipped, but faith remains strong.

The attendance was large, and the bidding by no means.

For example, many ccs have attendance requirements that apply to all students.

The two security guards in attendance began to shout and make disparaging remarks about his ability to perform simple tasks.

In recent years, some racetracks have been forced to reduce purses because of lagging attendance and decreased wagering.

Previous research has linked frequent church attendance to reduced risk of death.

The duo expects attendance to be even higher this year, which should move them closer to making money at this.

The teachers tell me that they don't have attendance problems in the week we're there'.

Several webmasters in attendance figured they already had plenty of content.

The district's full-time attendance officer checked it out, and the student was asked to leave the district.

In my department, the attendance policy is set in stone.

Interestingly, the museums that felt the biggest boost in attendance were those focusing on science and technology.

Preschool has been shown to boost school attendance and achievement later in life.

Privacy activists note that many schools, civic groups and clubs publish attendance lists or minutes that end up on the web.

The experimental group saw higher attendance and student engagement during the course.

Church attendance has dropped sharply since the war.

Attendance grew packed each night with mixed, joyous, dancing crowds.

You're going to see attendance plateau a bit, but it's still the number one date destination.

On some rare occasions you may get lucky and have the dept chair in attendance and get the opportunity to introduce yourself.

But attendance is healthy and audiences are appreciative.

If you try to restrict stadiums from selling alcohol, attendance will drop off and the ownership will lose money.

He's doing a quick rundown of the gameplay mechanics for those in attendance who may not be familiar with the first game.

So, all my grades and attendance records are literally in my pocket.

Thousands of people come to it and the attendance was noticeably down this year.

Jessica's grades and attendance at school deteriorated.

Prepares monthly reports of events and attendance including narrative and or budget reports when appropriate.

But he also notes a trend of rising attendance at veterans' events.

Hot meals, food vouchers, subsidised shoes and uniforms and even making child-welfare payments conditional on attendance all help.

Some priests say the economic slump has improved church attendance.

Ideally, perhaps attendance could be decided by a quantum decay, so you can never be sure if you attended or not.

The celebrities in attendance are always well dressed.

However, fee paying education does not seem to discourage attendance.

Preliminary ticket sales are up sharply, suggesting that attendance will be high.

Registrations and attendance have increased dramatically in the communities where this strategy is being applied.

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World English Dictionary

attendance (əˈtɛndəns)

—n
1.	the act or state of attending
2.	the number of persons present: an attendance of 5000 at the festival
3.	obsolete attendants collectively; retinue

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Word Origin & History

attendance

late 14c., from O.Fr. atendance "attention, wait, hope, expectation," from atendant, prp. of atendre (see attend). Meaning "action of waiting on someone" dates from late 14c. (to dance attendance on someone is from 1560s); that of "action of being present, presenting oneself"

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(originally with intent of taking a part) is from mid-15c. Attendee "one who attends" (something) is recorded from 1961.

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Idioms & Phrases

attendance

see dance attendance on.

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