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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ci•den•tal /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəl/USA pronunciation adj. - happening by accident and not by plan:an accidental death.
ac•ci•den•tal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•ci•den•tal (ak′si den′tl),USA pronunciation adj. - happening by chance or accident;
not planned;
unexpected:an accidental meeting. - nonessential;
incidental;
subsidiary:accidental benefits. - Music and Dancerelating to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals.
n. - a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance, characteristic, or feature.
- Music and Dancea sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
- Medieval Latin accidentālis. See accident, -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unintentional, unforeseen. Accidental, casual, fortuitous all describe something outside the usual course of events. 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.It often also implies good luck or good fortune:a fortuitous choice leading to rapid advancement.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged planned, contrived.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: accidental /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəl/ adj - occurring by chance, unexpectedly, or unintentionally
- nonessential; incidental
- denoting sharps, flats, or naturals that are not in the key signature of a piece
n - an incidental, nonessential, or supplementary circumstance, factor, or attribute
- a symbol denoting a sharp, flat, or natural that is not a part of the key signature
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