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ac⋅ci⋅dent
[ak-si-duh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. |
| 2. | Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought. |
| 3. | any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause. |
| 4. | chance; fortune; luck: I was there by accident. |
| 5. | a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic: an accident of birth. |
| 6. | Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else. |
| 7. | Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent. |
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| ac·ci·dent (āk'sĭ-dənt, -děnt') n.
[Middle English, chance event, from Old French, from Latin accidēns, accident-, present participle of accidere, to happen : ad-, ad- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Accident
Ac"ci*dent\, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See Cadence, Case.]1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. Of moving accidents by flood and field. --Shak. Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. --Trench. 2. (Gram.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case. 3. (Her.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms. 4. (Log.) (a) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute. (b) A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness. 5. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident. This accident, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea. --J. P. Mahaffy. 6. Unusual appearance or effect. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Note: Accident, in Law, is equivalent to casus, or such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
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Language Translation for : accident
Spanish:
accidente,
German:
der Unfall,
Japanese:
事故
accident
c.1374, "an occurrence, incident, event," from O.Fr. accident, from L. accidentum (nom. accidens, gen. accidentis), prp. of accidere "happen, fall out," from ad- "to" + cadere "fall" (see case (1)). Meaning grew from "something that happens, an event," to "something that happens by chance," then "mishap."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ac·ci·dent
Function: noun
: an unexpected usually sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the affected party may be entitled to relief under the law or to compensation under an insurance policy —see also UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT
NOTE: The term accident has been held to include intentional acts (such as an assault and battery) under workers' compensation laws. —ac·ci·den·tal adjective —ac·ci·den·tal·ly also ac·ci·dent·ly adverb
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Main Entry: ac·ci·dent
Pronunciation: 'ak-s&d-&nt, -s&-"dent; 'aks-d&nt
Function: noun
1 : an unfortunate eventresulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes
2 : an unexpected bodily event of medical importance especially when injurious
3 : an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought —ac·ci·den·tal /"ak-s&-'dent-&l/ adjective —ac·ci·den·tal·ly /-'dent-lE,-&l-E/ also ac·ci·dent·ly /-'dent-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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