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BNC: 47048 COCA: 45324

— inadvertence

/ˌɪnədˈvɚtəns/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 47048 COCA: 45324

inadvertence

noun

in·​ad·​ver·​tence ˌi-nəd-ˈvər-tᵊn(t)s How to pronounce inadvertence (audio)
1
: the fact or action of being inadvertent
2
: a result of inattention : oversight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating. Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018 The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence. Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin inadvertentia, from Latin in- + advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere to advert

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of inadvertence was in the 15th century
BNC: 47048 COCA: 45324

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