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oversight (Janus word) (s) (noun), oversights (pl)
1. A mistake which is made because someone forgets or fails to notice that something is wrong due to inattention: When little Lisa made her first cake, it was an oversight that she omitted the baking powder!
2. The supervision or control which is necessary for making sure that a system or process is working smoothly and efficiently: While the students were taking their tests, oversight was required of the teachers to be in the same room.
A failure to see an unintentional mistake.
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