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accident
n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See Cadence, Case.]1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. ()
Of moving accidents by flood and field. (Shak.)
Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident: It is the very place God meant for thee. (Trench.)
2. (Gram.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case. ()
3. (Her.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms. ()
4. (Log.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute. ()
5. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident. ()
This accident, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea. (J. P. Mahaffy.)
6. Unusual appearance or effect. (Chaucer.)
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