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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a single event.
The testing procedure was changed after several incidents of cheating were uncovered.Several incidents of fighting among fans occurred after the match.A fortunate incident occurred that day that changed my life.- synonyms:
- affair, episode, event, happening, occasion, occurrence
- similar words:
- circumstance, experience, fact, phenomenon
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definition 2: |
an event of serious consequence.
The accidental firing of the rocket caused an international incident.- synonyms:
- event
- similar words:
- affair, circumstance, crisis, emergency
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related words: |
event, happening, matter, thing |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
happening in connection with something else.
- synonyms:
- appertaining, associated, connected, incidental, linked, pertaining, related
- similar words:
- germane, pertinent, relevant
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definition 2: |
falling on something, as light.
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