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   incidental

   /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. happening as a minor accompaniment to something else: "for the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental" Similar less importantof less importancesecondarysubsidiarysubordinateancillaryauxiliaryminorperipheralbackgroundby-the-wayby-the-bynon-essentialinessentialunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialunnecessarytrivialtriflingnegligiblepettytangentialextrinsicextraneousdispensableexpendableOpposite crucialessential
   • ▪ occurring by chance in connection with something else: "the incidental catch of dolphins in the pursuit of tuna" Similar chanceby chanceaccidentalby accidentrandomcasualfortuitousserendipitousadventitiouscoincidentalunlooked-forrare:flukyaleatoryOpposite deliberate
   • 2. happening as a result of (an activity): "the ordinary risks incidental to a fireman's job" Similar connected withrelated toassociated withaccompanyingattendingattendant onconcomitant to

   noun

   • 1. an incidental expense, event, etc.: "an allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals"

   Word Origin early 17th century: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’ (from the verb incidere).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCIDENTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INCIDENTAL definition: 1. less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: 2. directly connected…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INCIDENTAL is being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence. How to use incidental in a sentence. Incidental vs. Accidental.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincidental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended. The discovery was incidental to their main research. You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you have in connection with something).

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCIDENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If one thing is incidental to another, it is less important than the other thing. The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening. American English : incidental / ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl /

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   Incidental means secondary in time or importance. If you lose weight because you moved and must walk further to school, the weight loss was incidental to the move.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › incidentalIncidental - definition of incidental by The Free Dictionary

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   1. happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. 2. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses. n. 3. something incidental. 4. incidentals, minor expenses. in`ci•den′tal•ness, n.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › incidentalINCIDENTAL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Incidental definition: happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.. See examples of INCIDENTAL used in a sentence.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of incidental – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   INCIDENTAL definition: less important than the thing something is connected with or part of: . Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › incidentalincidental | meaning of incidental in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    incidental meaning, definition, what is incidental: happening or existing in connection with...: Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › incidentalIncidental Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    : something that happens as a minor part or result of something else: something that is incidental — usually plural We received a bill for tuition plus incidentals . [=incidental expenses]