Etymology

attendance

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Today it means: The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. Full definition →

Middle English attendance ← Old French atendance
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  1. Old French · derived fromatendance
  2. Middle English · inherited fromattendance
  3. English todayattendance

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

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