Inadvertence Definition

ĭnəd-vûrtns
noun
The quality of being inadvertent.
Webster's New World
An instance of this; oversight; mistake.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Inadvertence

Noun

Singular:
inadvertence
Plural:
inadvertences

Origin of Inadvertence

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin inadvertentia Latin in- not in–1 Medieval Latin advertentia advertence advertence

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French inadvertance

    From Wiktionary

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