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4 dictionary results for: Oversight
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
o·ver·sight       [oh-ver-sahyt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
2.unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned.
3.supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see over-, sight]

1, 2. mistake, blunder, slip. 2. lapse, neglect, inattention. 3. management, direction, control; surveillance.
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o·ver·sight       (ō'vər-sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An unintentional omission or mistake.
  2. Watchful care or management; supervision.

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oversight

noun
1. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something 
2. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: supervision
3. a mistake resulting from inattention 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Oversight

O"ver*sight`\, n. 1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker.

3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy oversight." --Spenser.

Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.

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