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.
Accidentalism(n.) Accidental character or effect.
Accidentality(n.) The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.
Accidentally(adv.) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
Accidentalness(n.) The quality of being accidental; casualness.
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