inadvertency
Americannoun
plural
inadvertenciesEtymology
Origin of inadvertency
1585–95; < Medieval Latin inadvertentia, equivalent to Latin in- in- 3 + advert- turn to ( advert 1 ) + -entia -ency
Example Sentences
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Leak Investigation 1 appears to have stemmed from mistake, inadvertency and laziness.
From Salon
Assuming you’ve correctly understood the situation, she can alert her billing office and refund any wrongly collected money, while making it clear that the problem arose from inadvertency, not fraud.
From New York Times
Such material could be lost simply through inadvertency, Professor Rabina said.
From New York Times
Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.
From New York Times
To rectify is to make right; as, to rectify a mistake, to rectify abuses, inadvertencies, etc.
From Project Gutenberg
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