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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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   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.

   • Accidental describes what was not planned or intended. It means "happening by accident" or "happening as an accident," as in "an accidental discove...
   • While both "by accident" and "on accident" are used, "by accident" is far more common.
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   Accidental describes something that happens by chance or without planning, as in The hero has an accidental meeting with the villain early in the movie that sets the hero on his course. Accidental can also sometimes refer to something that comes about by chance.

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   Learn the meaning of accidental, an adjective that describes something that happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences, and word frequency of accidental.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning of accidental, an adjective that describes something that happens by chance or not planned. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and related words.

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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.