accidence

noun

ac·ci·dence | \ ˈak-sə-dən(t)s ,

-ˌden(t)s \

Definition of accidence

: a part of grammar that deals with inflections

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But there also were people there who became celebrities by the accidence of violence. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "'They Come for My Rights in the Morning, They Will Come for Yours in the Afternoon.'," 15 Aug. 2016

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