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   incidental

   /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. happening as a minor accompaniment to something else: "for the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental" Similar less importantof less importancesecondarysubsidiarysubordinateancillaryauxiliaryminorperipheralbackgroundby-the-wayby-the-bynon-essentialinessentialunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialunnecessarytrivialtriflingnegligiblepettytangentialextrinsicextraneousdispensableexpendableOpposite crucialessential
   • ▪ occurring by chance in connection with something else: "the incidental catch of dolphins in the pursuit of tuna" Similar chanceby chanceaccidentalby accidentrandomcasualfortuitousserendipitousadventitiouscoincidentalunlooked-forrare:flukyaleatoryOpposite deliberate
   • 2. happening as a result of (an activity): "the ordinary risks incidental to a fireman's job" Similar connected withrelated toassociated withaccompanyingattendingattendant onconcomitant to

   noun

   • 1. an incidental expense, event, etc.: "an allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals"

   Word Origin early 17th century: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’ (from the verb incidere).

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

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   INCIDENTAL definition: 1. less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: 2. directly connected…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INCIDENTAL is being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence. How to use incidental in a sentence. Incidental vs. Accidental

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   happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. Synonyms: contingent, fortuitous, chance, casual. Antonyms: fundamental. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCIDENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. If one thing is incidental to another, it is less important than the other thing or is not a major part of it. The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening. [+ to] You should also include incidental costs such as taxis and accommodation.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincidental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   incidental to something (specialist) happening as a natural result of something. These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › incidentalINCIDENTAL Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for INCIDENTAL: accidental, unexpected, chance, inadvertent, unintentional, unintended, casual, unplanned; Antonyms of INCIDENTAL: intentional, deliberate, intended, planned, premeditated, certain, calculated, inevitable

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   Incidental means secondary in time or importance. If you lose weight because you moved and must walk further to school, the weight loss was incidental to the move. When something is incidental, it is never the main thing.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › incidentalincidental | meaning of incidental in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English incidental in‧ci‧den‧tal 1 / ˌɪnsəˈdentl / adjective 1 UNIMPORTANT happening or existing in connection with something else that is more important Increased motivation is more than an incidental benefit of reward schemes. incidental to companies that carry out investment business that is ...

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    Define incidental. incidental synonyms, incidental pronunciation, incidental translation, English dictionary definition of incidental. adj. 1. Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor consequence: "the principle that even annoying, intrusive, and offensive speech is to be...

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of incidental – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    INCIDENTAL definition: less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: . Learn more.