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| 1. | [ adjective ] (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | |
| Synonyms: | incident | |
| Examples: | "incidental expenses" "the road will bring other incidental advantages" "extra duties incidental to the job" |
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| Related terms: | basic by peripheral omissible secondary parenthetic | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified | |
| Synonyms: | minor_expense incidental_expense | |
| Examples: | "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" |
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| Related terms: | expense plural | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not of prime or central importance | |
| Synonyms: | nonessential | |
| Examples: | "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA |
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| Related terms: | inessential | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] following as a consequence | |
| Synonyms: | attendant accompanying incidental_to concomitant | |
| Examples: | "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems" "snags incidental to the changeover in management" |
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| Related terms: | related | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an item that is incidental | |
| Related terms: | item | |
| Similar spelling: |
incidentally incident incidental_to incidence incitement incitive inactive inaction inside_track instrumental |
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