accidence

accidence definition

ac·ci·dence (ak′sə dəns)

noun

  1. the part of grammar that deals with the inflection of words
  2. the elementary or first parts of a subject; rudiments

Etymology: ME accidens, inflection < L accidentia, that which happens < accidens: see accident

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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