accident /akˈsi-dənt/

1. Anything that happens
2. An unforeseen or unexpected event
3. A chance
4. A mishap
5. An unessential quality or property
6. Unevenness of surface

accidental /-dentˈ/ adjective

1. Happening by chance
2. Not essential

1. A sharp, flat, or natural not in the key signature (music)
2. (in pl) the strong chance effects of light (art)
3. A non-essential feature
4. Item

accidentˈalism noun

1. The state or quality of being accidental
2. Chance manner
3. A system based on symptoms rather than on causes (medicine)
4. Use of accidentals (art)
5. The theory that events happen without a cause (philosophy)

accidentalˈity noun

accidentˈally adverb

accidentˈed adjective

1. Uneven
2. Varied

acˈcident-prone adjective

(usu predicative) more than normally liable to have accidents

• anterior
• anterior cruciate ligament
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• anterograde amnesia
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