: occurring unexpectedly or by chance
: happening without intent or through carelessness and often with unfortunate results
: arising from extrinsic causes : incidental, nonessential
: a nonessential property
: a note foreign to a key indicated by a signature
: a prefixed sign indicating an accidental
: something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention
: resolution, determination
: a subject under discussion or an action in course of execution
: to propose as an aim to oneself
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