English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Accidental
(a.)
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not
according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an
accidental visit.
Accidental
(a.)
Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as,
are accidental to a play.
Accidental
(n.)
A property which is not essential; a nonessential;
anything happening accidentally.
Accidental
(n.)
Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays
falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal
brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
Accidental
(n.)
A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the
commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a
particular note.