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advertent

ad·ver·tent

UK/ədˈvɜːtn̩t/ US/ədˈvɝtn̩t/ uncommon

adjective

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Origin

Apparently a back-formation from inadvertent, or a learned borrowing from Latin advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere, from the verb adverto (“to give or draw attention to”)

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