Meaning of "accidental" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of accidental

1. (n) a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

2. (adj.sat.) without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"

3. (adj.sat.) associated by chance and not an integral part; "poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his

4. (adj.sat.) occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

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