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Definition of incidental noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incidental

noun
 
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
 
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
[usually plural]
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  1. something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important
    • You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis.
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.
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