Incidental

  • 21incidental — ► adjetivo 1 Que sucede en relación con algún asunto, pero sin ser fundamental: ■ la avería fue un hecho incidental porque el concierto se desarrolló sin problemas. 2 MÚSICA Se aplica a la música instrumental o vocal que ha sido compuesta para… …

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  • 22incidental — [[t]ɪ̱nsɪde̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: oft ADJ to n If one thing is incidental to another, it is less important than the other thing or is not a major part of it. The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening... At the… …

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  • 23incidental — adjective 1) incidental details Syn: less important, secondary, subsidiary; minor, peripheral, background, nonessential, inessential, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, tangential, extrinsic, extraneous, superfluous …

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  • 24incidental — /ɪnsəˈdɛntl / (say insuh dentl) adjective 1. happening or likely to happen in fortuitous or subordinate conjunction with something else. 2. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses. –noun 3. something… …

  • 25incidental — I. adjective Date: 1644 1. a. being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence < social obligations incidental to the job > b. minor 1 2. occurring merely by chance or without intention or calculation II. noun Date: 1707 …

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  • 26incidental — incidentalness, n. /in si den tl/, adj. 1. happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. 2. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses. 3. likely to happen&#8230; …

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  • 27incidental — 1. adjective a) Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident. That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot. b) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently i …

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  • 28incidental — adjective 1》 occurring as a minor accompaniment.     ↘occurring by chance in connection with something else. 2》 (incidental to) liable to happen as a consequence of. noun an incidental detail, expense, event, etc …

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  • 29incidental — adjective 1) incidental details Syn: secondary, subsidiary, minor, peripheral, background, by the by, unimportant, insignificant, tangential 2) an incidental discovery Syn: chance …

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  • 30incidental — in•ci•den•tal [[t]ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else 2) incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses[/ex] 3) something&#8230; …

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