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Definition of
accidence noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
accidence
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈæksɪdəns
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
old-fashioned
)
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the part of grammar that deals with the
inflection
of words
(= changes in their form according to their function in the sentence)
See
accidence
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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