In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
OVERSIGHT
oversight, lapse
(noun) a mistake resulting from inattention
supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight
(noun) management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight, inadvertence
(noun) an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oversight (countable and uncountable, plural oversights)
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
Supervision or management.
Overview
Verb
oversight (third-person singular simple present oversights, present participle oversighting, simple past and past participle oversighted)
(transitive, nonstandard) To oversee; to supervise.
(internet, transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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