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| 1. | [ adjective ] associated by chance and not an integral part | |
| Synonyms: | adventitious | |
| Examples: | "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson "was his misconduct adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character?" |
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| Related terms: | extrinsic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] without intention; especially resulting from heedless action | |
| Synonyms: | inadvertent | |
| Examples: | "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table" "accidental poisoning" "an accidental shooting" |
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| Related terms: | unintended | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] occurring or appearing or singled out by chance | |
| Synonyms: | chance casual | |
| Examples: | "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship" "seek help from casual passers-by" "a casual meeting" "a chance occurrence" |
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| Related terms: | unplanned | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (music) a notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature | |
| Related terms: | musical_notation | |
| Similar spelling: |
accidentally accident accidence actinide acidemia academia academically actinal |
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