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incidentals

[in-si-den-tl]

in·ci·den·tal

[in-si-den-tl]
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 followed by to).
noun
4.
something incidental, as a circumstance.
5.
incidentals, minor expenses.

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Incidentals is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1610–20; incident + -al1

in·ci·den·tal·ness, noun
non·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
non·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb
un·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
un·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb

incidence, incidents, incidental.


1. casual, chance, fortuitous; contingent.


1. fundamental.

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