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accidental Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 happening or existing by chance:
- Reports suggest that eleven soldiers were killed by accidental fire from their own side.
- The site was located after the accidental discovery of bones in a field.
- He plays a naive salesman who becomes an accidental hero by saving a child's life.
1 a sign showing that there is a temporary change from the key signature (= the set of musical notes that should normally be played for a particular piece of music)
2 a bird that is found in a place where birds of its type are not usually found :
- You may spot accidentals driven in by the stormy weather.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.
The coroner concluded that his death was accidental.
Our meeting wasn't planned - it was completely accidental.
She says she didn't mean to break it, but I don't think it was accidental.
When my condition improved after taking the herbal medicine, the doctor said it was purely accidental.
A self-protecting system will defend itself from accidental or malicious external attack.
Therefore, most cases are considered to be transitory and accidental infections.
Accidental human infections with anisakid larvae can occur, following the consumption of poorly cooked infected fish.