First Known Use: 15th century
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accidence
noun ac·ci·dence \ˈak-sə-dən(t)s, -ˌden(t)s\
Definition of ACCIDENCE
: a part of grammar that deals with inflections
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Origin of ACCIDENCE
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin accidentia inflections of words, nonessential qualities, plural of accident-, accidens, noun
Rhymes with ACCIDENCE
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