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Definition of Accident
Ac´ci`dent | n. | 1. | Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. | | 2. | (Gram.) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case. | | 3. | (Her.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms. | | 4. | (Log.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute. | | 5. | Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident. | | 6. | Unusual appearance or effect. |
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