incidental

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English

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Etymology

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From incident +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/, /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/
    • (US) IPA(key): (nasal flap) [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl], (enunciated) [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl]
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Adjective

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incidental (comparative more incidental, superlative most incidental)

  1. Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
    That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
    incidental evidence
  2. Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
    Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen.
  3. Occurring by chance.
  4. (physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

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Noun

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incidental (plural incidentals)

  1. Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
    She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
  2. Something that is incidental.

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.si.dẽˈtal/ [ĩ.si.ðẽˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.si.dẽˈta.li/ [ĩ.si.ðẽˈta.li]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: in‧ci‧den‧tal

Adjective

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incidental m or f (plural incidentais)

  1. incidental (existing by chance)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French incidentel.

Adjective

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incidental m or n (feminine singular incidentală, masculine plural incidentali, feminine and neuter plural incidentale)

  1. incidental

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /inθidenˈtal/ [ĩn̟.θi.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insidenˈtal/ [ĩn.si.ð̞ẽn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: in‧ci‧den‧tal

Adjective

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incidental m or f (masculine and feminine plural incidentales)

  1. incidental (existing by chance)

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