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Webster 1913 Edition

Improvidence

Im-prov′i-dence

,
Noun.
[L.
improvidentia
; OF.
improvidence
. Cf.
Imprudence
.]
The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or thrift.
The
improvidence
of my neighbor must not make me inhuman.
L’Estrange.

Webster 1828 Edition

Improvidence

IMPROV'IDENCE

,
Noun.
[L. in and providens, providentia, from pro, before, and video, to see.]
Want of providence or forecast; neglect of foresight, or of the measures which foresight might dictate for safety or advantage. Half the inconveniences and losses which men suffer are the effects of improvidence.

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