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over·sight (ō′vər sīt′)

noun

  1. a superintendence; supervision, esp. when careful or vigilant
  2. an unintentional, careless mistake or omission

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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