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accidentality

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ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal

  [ak-si-den-tl]
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–adjective
1. happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
2. nonessential; incidental; subsidiary: accidental benefits.
3. Music. relating to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals.
–noun
4. a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance, characteristic, or feature.
5. Music. a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML accidentālis. See accident, -al 1

Related forms:
ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ness, ac⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. 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.

Antonyms:
1. planned, contrived.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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