Definition of accidence Accidence
ac•ci•dence
We found 8 definitions of accidence from 5 different sources.
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What does accidence mean?
WordNet
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| accidence - the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words | ||
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Wiktionary 
- accidence (Noun)
The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar. - John Milton . - accidence (Noun)
A book containing the first principles of grammar, and so of the rudiments of any subject or art. - accidence (Noun)
The rudiments of any subject. - Russell James Russell Lowell .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- accidence (n.)
The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar. - accidence (n.)
The rudiments of any subject.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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accidence
ak′sid-ens, n. the part of grammar treating of the inflections of words (because these changes are 'accidentals' of words and not 'essentials')
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🔤- accidence, noun, singular of accidences.
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