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incidental Definition


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incidental
adj
    1. Happening, etc by chance in connection with something else, and of secondary or minor importance.
      Example: incidental expenses
      Thesaurus: accidental, chance, random, occasional, casual, fortuitous, odd, inconsequential, irrelevant, nonessential, trivial, slight, minor.
    2. Occurring or likely to occur as a minor consequence of it.
      Form: incidental to something (usually)
    3. Following or depending upon it, or caused by it, as a minor consequence.
      Thesaurus: contingent, attendant, subordinate, secondary, accompanying, related.
      Form: incidental on something (usually)
      Form: incidental upon something
noun
    1. Anything that occurs incidentally.
    2. Minor expenses, details, items, etc.
      Thesaurus: odds and ends, extras, accessories; Antonym: essentials.
      Form: incidentals
Derivative: incidentally
    By the way, parenthetically ― often used to introduce a sentence or phrase describing something which is, or might seem to be, a secondary or minor but related matter.
      Thesaurus: by the way, parenthetically, by the by, en passant, in passing.
    In an incidental manner.
Etymology: 17c: see incident.



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