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accidental

/ˌæksədˈɛntəl/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
    “with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table”
  2. not of prime or central importance- Pubs.MLA
    “nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry”

noun

  1. a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

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Words that rhyme with accidental

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