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incidental in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. following or accompanying as a consequence
    "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
    attendant  consequent  accompanying  concomitant  incidental  ensuant  resultant  sequent 
  2. (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
    "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
    incidental  incident 
  3. not of prime or central importance
    "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
    incidental  nonessential 
noun
  1. an item that is incidental
    incidental 
  2. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
    "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
    incidental expense  incidental  minor expense 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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