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nonattendance
[ non-uh-ten-duhns ]
/ ˌnɒn əˈtɛn dəns /
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noun
failure to attend: Members of the society can be dropped for chronic nonattendance.
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Origin of nonattendance
First recorded in 1680–90; non- + attendance
Words nearby nonattendance
non-A, non-B hepatitis, nonappearance, non-art, nonary, nonassessable, nonattendance, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis, nonbank, nonbearing, nonbeing, nonbeliever
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How to use nonattendance in a sentence
What, if anything, did you learn at that time regarding Lee's attendance or nonattendance in school?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyWe find, therefore, that during the first session 503 he was continually fined for nonattendance.
British Dictionary definitions for nonattendance
nonattendance
/ (ˌnɒnəˈtɛndəns) /
noun
the act or an instance of not attending an event, meeting, etc
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