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Inadvertence definition

ĭnəd-vûrtns
The quality or habit of being inadvertent.
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An instance of being inadvertent; an oversight.
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The quality of being inadvertent.
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An instance of this; oversight; mistake.
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The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence.
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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

Inadvertence Sentence Examples

  • The court has also the power to relieve from the consequences of certain innocent contraventions of the law caused by inadvertence or miscalculation.

  • A mistake, even a serious one will not suffice, nor will mere inadvertence.

  • The claim was refused, but on the 9th, through the inadvertence of the doorkeepers, Prynne, Annesly and Hungerford succeeded in taking their seats.

  • Iseult of the white hand overhears this, and when the ship returns, bringing Iseult to her lover's aid, either through jealousy or by pure inadvertence (both versions are given), she tells Tristan that the sail is black, whereon, despairing of seeing his love again, the hero turns his face to the wall and dies.

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