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| ac·ci·dent [ áksidənt, áksi dènt ] (plural ac·ci·dents) |
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1. crash: a collision or similar incident involving a moving vehicle, resulting in property damage, personal injury or death
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2. mishap: an unplanned and unfortunate event that results in damage, injury, or upset of some kind
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3. chance: the way things happen without any planning, apparent cause, or deliberate intent
  I met him by accident.
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4. chance happening: an event that happens completely by chance, with no planning or deliberate intent
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5. instance of incontinence: an incident when somebody, particularly a small child, is incontinent
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euphemistic
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6. unplanned pregnancy: a child conceived in an unplanned way
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7. philosophy nonessential attribute: a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin accident-, present participle of accidere "happen" < cadere "fall, die"] |
