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INADVERTENCE

\ɪnɐdvˈɜːtəns], \ɪnɐdvˈɜːtəns], \ɪ_n_ɐ_d_v_ˈɜː_t_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of INADVERTENCE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Want of attention; oversight; mistake. Also, inadvertency.
Inadvertently.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Inadvertently.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Inadvertently.
Inadvertency.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Carelessness, negligence, inattention ; act or effect of negligence.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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