Definition of Inadvertence

In`ad`vert´ence
n.1.
1.The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
2.An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.


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