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Definition of inadvertence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inadvertence

noun

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtns/

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtns/

[uncountable]

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the fact of doing something by accident, without intending to

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