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oubli

forgetting

noun oob-LEE Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

omission

Usage Note

Oubli is the act or state of forgetting, or an instance of having forgotten something (un oubli de ma part — an oversight on my part). The phrase tomber dans l'oubli (to fall into oblivion) is idiomatic. Distinguish from oubliette (a dungeon pit) which derives from the same root.

Examples

"C'était un simple oubli de sa part."

Natural Translation

It was a simple oversight on his part.

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