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attendance

/əˈtɛn.dəns/ noun B2
  1. The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. (countable, uncountable) · Attendance at the meeting is required.· All those in attendance are to sign this slip.
  2. A tally or listing of the persons present. (countable, uncountable) · 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. (countable, uncountable) · John's attendance for the conventions was not good.
  4. Maid service. (countable, uncountable)

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When the two were established at a well-appointed table, with a promising waiter hovering in attendance, Chandler began to experience the real joy that his regular outing always brought to him.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 30 · C1
Even Josie Pye attained a certain preeminence as the sharpest-tongued young lady in attendance at Queen’s.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 299 · C1
Presuming, however, that this studied avoidance spoke rather a momentary embarrassment than any dislike of the proposal, and seeing in her husband, who was fond of society, a perfect willingness to accept it, she ventured to engage for her attendance, and the day after the next was fixed on.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 296 · B2
It is not illegal, however, to keep a lunatic upon private premises so long as there is a qualified person in attendance and that the authorities have been duly notified.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2

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