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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 …

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. A word/property">property word/attached">attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.
  3. n. A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
  4. n. A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute.
  5. n. A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.
  6. n. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident.
  7. n. Unusual appearance or effect.
  8. n. an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
  9. n. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
  10. A word/property">property word/attached">attached to a word, but not essential to it, asgender, number, case.
  11. n:100 n. an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury n. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause