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oversight
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oversight \O"ver*sight`\, n.
1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
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2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker.
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3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy
oversight." --Spenser.
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Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking;
inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.
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