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   accidental

   /ˌaksɪˈdɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly: "a verdict of accidental death" Similar fortuitouschanceoccurring by chance/accidentadventitiousflukycoincidentalcasualserendipitousrandomaleatoryunexpectedunforeseenunanticipatedunlooked-forunintentionalunintendedinadvertentinvoluntaryunplannedunpremeditatedunthinkingunmeantunwittingunknowingunconscioussubconsciousmistakenmisguidedOpposite intentionalplanned
   • 2. incidental; subsidiary: "the location is accidental and contributes nothing to the poem" Similar incidentalunimportantby the wayby the bysupplementarysubsidiarysubordinatesecondarymarginalminorlesseraccessoryperipheraltangentialextraneousextrinsicparentheticalirrelevantimmaterialbeside the pointof little accountunnecessarynon-essentialinessentialOpposite essentialcentral
   • 3. (in Aristotelian thought) relating to or denoting properties which are not essential to a thing's nature.

   noun

   • 1. a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note: "horn parts are usually written without key signature, the necessary accidentals being added"
   • 2. another term for vagrant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in accidental (sense 2 of the adjective and sense 3 of the adjective)): from late Latin accidentalis, from Latin accident- ‘happening’ (see accident).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCIDENTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Accidental means happening or existing by chance, with no cause or reason. It can also refer to a sign in music, a bird in biology, or a noun in general. See more meanings, synonyms, and examples of accidental.

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     ACCIDENTAL meaning: 1. happening or existing by chance: 2. a...

   • Accidental: French Translation

     accidental translate: accidentel/-elle, accidentel. Learn...

   • Accidental: Catalan Translation

     ACCIDENTAL translate: fortuït, imprevist. Learn more in the...

   • Accidental: Polish Translation

     ACCIDENTAL translate: przypadkowy, przypadkowy. Learn more...

   • Accidental: Czech Translation

     ACCIDENTAL - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Accidental: Norwegian Translation

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accidentalAccidental Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of accidental as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out the difference between accidental and incidental, and how to use accidental in a sentence.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › accidentalACCIDENTAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Accidental means happening by chance or without planning, or nonessential or incidental. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related terms in music and logic.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCIDENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   accidental implies occurring unexpectedly or by chance: an accidental blow. casual describes a passing event of slight importance: a casual reference. fortuitous is applied to events occurring without known cause, often of a fortunate or favorable nature: a fortuitous shower of meteors.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCIDENTAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of accidental as an adjective or a noun in English, with examples of usage and synonyms. Find out how to pronounce accidental and how to use it in different contexts.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › accidentalAccidental - definition of accidental by The Free Dictionary

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   Accidental means occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally. It can also refer to a musical notation that alters a note by one or two semitones. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples of accidental.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accidentalAccidental - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Anything accidental happens by chance or unintentionally. People don't mean to do accidental things. An accident is something unforeseen that no one wanted to happen, like a car accident or getting hit by lightning. You can describe anything like that as accidental.