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[ˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an instance of something happening; an event or occurrence
(e.g: several amusing incidents)
- a privilege, burden, or right attaching to an office, estate, or other holding
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’
[ˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- liable to happen because of; resulting from
(e.g: the changes incident to economic development)
- (especially of light or other radiation) falling on or striking something
(e.g: when an ion beam is incident on a surface)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’
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