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Definition of Incidental

1. Noun. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified. "He requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"

2. Adjective. (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence. "Confusion incidental to a quick change"

3. Noun. An item that is incidental.

4. Adjective. Not of prime or central importance. "Nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"

5. Adjective. Following or accompanying as a consequence. "The resultant savings were considerable"

Definition of Incidental

1. a. Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.

2. n. An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the plural, an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals.

Definition of Incidental

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Medical Definition of Incidental

1. 1. Small and relatively unimportant, minor. 2. Accompanying, but not a major part of something. 3. (to something) liable to occur because of something or in connection with something (said of risks, responsibilities) This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incidental

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