attending vs presence

attending and presence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attending	Yes	Yes	No	No
presence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, presence is a hyponym of attending; that is, presence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attending:

Other hyponyms of attending include appearance, appearing, coming into court, turnout.

attending (noun)	presence (noun)
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)	the act of being present
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others	dignified manner or conduct
	the impression that something is present
	the immediate proximity of someone or something
	an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
	the state of being present; current existence

attending (adjective)	presence (adjective)
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