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Webster 1913 Edition


Attendance

At-tend′ance

,
Noun.
[OE.
attendance
, OF.
atendance
, fr.
atendre
, F.
attendre
. See
Attend
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Attention; regard; careful application.
[Obs.]
Till I come, give
attendance
to reading.
1 Tim. iv. 13.
2.
The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Constant
attendance
at church three times a day.
Fielding.
3.
Waiting for; expectation.
[Obs.]
Languishing
attendance
and expectation of death.
Hooker.
4.
The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.
If your stray
attendance
by yet lodged.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Attendance

ATTEND'ANCE

,
Noun.
1.
The act of waiting on, or serving.
Of which no man gave attendance at the altar. Heb. 7.
2.
A waiting on; a being present on business of any kind; as, the attendance of witnesses of persons in court; attendance of members of the legislature.
3.
Service; ministry.
Receive attendance.
4.
The persons attending; a train; a retinue.
5.
Attention; regard; careful application of mind.
Give attendance to reading. 1Tim. 4.
6.
Expectation. Obs.

Definition 2024


attendance

attendance

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Noun

attendance (plural attendances)

  1. The state of attending; presence.
    Attendance at the meeting is required.
  2. The count or list of individuals present for an event.
    The class sat down so that the teacher could take attendance.
  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.

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