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in·ci·den·tal

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–adjective

1.	happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.

2.	incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses.

3.	likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually fol. by to).

–noun

4.	something incidental, as a circumstance.

5.	incidentals, minor expenses.

[Origin: 1610–20; incident + -al¹

]

—Related forms

in·ci·den·tal·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. casual, chance, fortuitous; contingent.

—Antonyms 1. fundamental.

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in·ci·den·tal Audio Help (ĭn'sĭ-děn'tl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment: the snags incidental to a changeover in upper management. See Synonyms at accidental.
Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature: incidental expenses.

n. A minor accompanying item or expense: a pocket in the suitcase for incidentals.

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incidental
adjective
1.	(sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [ant: basic]
2.	not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
3.	following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant]
noun
1.	(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: incidental expense]
2.	an item that is incidental

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ˌinciˈdental1 [-ˈden-] adjective

occurring etc by chance in connection with something else
Example: an incidental remark

Arabic:	عَرَضي، طارئ
Chinese (Simplified):	偶然碰到的
Chinese (Traditional):	偶然碰到的
Czech:	náhodný
Danish:	tilfældig
Dutch:	terloops
Estonian:	juhuslik
Finnish:	satunnainen
French:	fortuit
German:	beiläufig
Greek:	περιστασιακός, συμπτωματικός
Hungarian:	mellékes
Icelandic:	tilviljunar-
Indonesian:	tidak disengaja
Italian:	fortuito

Japanese:	偶然伴う
Korean:	우연의
Latvian:	nejaušs; gadījuma-
Lithuanian:	atsitiktinis
Norwegian:	tilfeldig
Polish:	przypadkowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	eventual
Portuguese (Portugal):	acidental
Romanian:	întâmplător
Russian:	случайный
Slovak:	náhodný
Slovenian:	slučajen
Spanish:	fortuito, casual
Swedish:	tillfällig
Turkish:	tesadüfi

ˌinciˈdental2 [-ˈden-] adjective

accompanying (something) but not forming part of it
Example: He wrote the incidental music for the play.

Arabic:	مُرافِق
Chinese (Simplified):	附带的
Chinese (Traditional):	附帶的
Czech:	doprovodný
Danish:	ledsagende
Dutch:	begeleidend
Estonian:	taust-
Finnish:	tausta-
French:	d'accompagnement
German:	Begleit-…
Greek:	συνοδευτικός
Hungarian:	kísérő
Icelandic:	fylgi-; undirleikur; tónlist við leikrit, *kvikmynd
Indonesian:	mengiringi
Italian:	di fondo*

Japanese:	付随的な
Korean:	부수적인
Latvian:	(filmas, izrādes) fona mūzika
Lithuanian:	akompanuojantis, pritariantis
Norwegian:	ledsagende
Polish:	towarzyszący
Portuguese (Brazil):	de acompanhamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	de fundo
Romanian:	de acompaniament
Russian:	сопроводительный
Slovak:	sprievodný
Slovenian:	spremljevalen
Spanish:	de acompañamiento, de fondo
Swedish:	bakgrunds-
Turkish:	önemsiz, küçük