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AC'CIDENT, n. [L. accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class Gd.] 1. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency.2. That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause and without design.All of them, in his opinion, owe their being, to fate, accident, or the blind action of stupid matter.3. In logic, a property, or quality of a being which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper. Also all qualities are called accidents, in opposition to substance, as sweetness, softness, and things not essential to a body, as clothes.4. In grammar, something belonging to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, inflection.5. In heraldry, a point or mark, not essential to a coat of arms.
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AC'CIDENT, n. [L. accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class Gd.] 1. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency.2. That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause and without design.All of them, in his opinion, owe their being, to fate, accident, or the blind action of stupid matter.3. In logic, a property, or quality of a being which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper. Also all qualities are called accidents, in opposition to substance, as sweetness, softness, and things not essential to a body, as clothes.4. In grammar, something belonging to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, inflection.5. In heraldry, a point or mark, not essential to a coat of arms. |
AC'CI-DENT, n. [L. accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall; W. codum, a fall, cwyzaw, to fall; Ir. kudaim; Corn. kotha; Arm. kuetha, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class Gd.]- A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency.
- That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause and without design.
All of them, in his opinion, owe their being to fate, accident, or the blind action of stupid matter. – Dwight.
- In logic, a property, or quality of a being which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper. Also all qualities are called accidents, in opposition to substance, as sweetness, softness, and things not essential to a body, as clothes. – Encyc.
- In grammar, something belonging to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, inflection. – Encyc.
- In heraldry, a point or mark, not essential to a coat of arms. – Encyc.
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Ac"ci*dent
- 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.
- A property attached to a word,
but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.
- A point or mark which may be
retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
- A property or
quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in
paper; an attribute.
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Accident AC'CIDENT, noun [Latin accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class Gd.] 1. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance; casualty; contingency. 2. That which takes place or begins to exist without an efficient intelligent cause and without design. All of them, in his opinion, owe their being, to fate, accident or the blind action of stupid matter. 3. In logic, a property, or quality of a being which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper. Also all qualities are called accidents, in opposition to substance, as sweetness, softness, and things not essential to a body, as clothes. 4. In grammar, something belonging to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, inflection. 5. In heraldry, a point or mark, not essential to a coat of arms. |
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