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(in′ad vʉrt′'ns, -əd-)

noun

the quality of being inadvertent
an instance of this; oversight; mistake

Origin: ML inadvertentia: see in- & advertence

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See inadvertence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The quality or habit of being inadvertent.
An instance of being inadvertent; an oversight or slip.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin inadvertentia

Origin: : Latin in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + Medieval Latin advertentia, advertence; see advertence

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