incident
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(adjective) falling or striking on something |
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(noun) a single distinct event |
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Related Words: cause celebre, contagion, happening, infection, natural event, occurrence, scene, sideshow, transmission |
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(noun) a public disturbance: "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" |
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Related Words: commotion, disruption, disturbance, hurly burly, stir, to-do, turmoil |
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(adjective) (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incident to a quick change" |
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Synonyms: incidental |
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