Etymology

inadvertence

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Today it means: The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence. Full definition →

Middle French inadvertance
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  1. Middle French · derived frominadvertance
  2. English todayinadvertence

From Middle French inadvertance.

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