nonattendance

[non-uh-ten-duh ns]

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noun

failure to attend: Members of the society can be dropped for chronic nonattendance.

Origin of nonattendance

First recorded in 1680–90; non- + attendance

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Related Words for nonattendance

cut, vacancy, hooky, absenteeism, truancy, nonattendance, AWOL, nonappearance, truantry

Examples from the Web for nonattendance

Historical Examples of nonattendance

We find, therefore, that during the first session 503 he was continually fined for nonattendance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 402, April, 1849
Various
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 Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for nonattendance

nonattendance

noun

the act or an instance of not attending an event, meeting, etc

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