INCIDENTAL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an item that is incidental

    Hypernyms(s) incidental is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified

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    • he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses

    Hypernyms(s) incidental is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

INCIDENTAL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • not of prime or central importance

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    • nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry- Pubs.MLA

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  2. Meaning
    • (sometimes followed by `to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

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    • incidental expenses
    • the road will bring other incidental advantages
    • extra duties incidental to the job
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  3. Meaning
    • following as a consequence

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    • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems
    • snags incidental to the changeover in management

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