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in·ci·den·tal    Audio Help   [in-si-den-tl] Pronunciation Key
–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]

in·ci·den·tal·ness, noun

1. casual, chance, fortuitous; contingent.
1. fundamental.
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in·ci·den·tal    Audio Help   (ĭn'sĭ-děn'tl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment: the snags incidental to a changeover in upper management. See Synonyms at accidental.
  2. 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
See also: incidentally, incident

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