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inadvertent

Main Entry:: in·ad·ver·tent
Pronunciation:: \-t^ənt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: back-formation from inadvertence
Date:: 1653

1 : not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive 2 : unintentional <an inadvertent omission>

— in·ad·ver·tent·ly adverb

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