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Definition incidental in American English

incidental adjective

adjective
/ˌɪnsɪˈdent(ə)l/
1

related to something but considered less important

Example

an incidental observation

Example

You will receive an allowance for meals and incidental expenses.

Example

Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.

Synonyms and related words
secondary subordinate incidental
Example

incidental damage

Synonyms and related words
random arbitrary spontaneous accident coincidence fluke
Definition incidental in American English