"accidence" meaning in All languages combined

See accidence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæk.sɪ.dəns/, /ˈæk.sə.dəns/, /ˈæk.sə.dɛns/, /ˈæk.sə.dənts/, /ˈæk.sə.dɛnts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accidence.wav [Southern-England] Forms: accidences [plural]
Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century. * (grammar): First attested in the mid 15th century. * From Middle English accidence, accidens, from Latin accidentia (“accidental matters”), from accidēns, present participle of accidere (“to happen”) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{sense|grammar}} (grammar):, {{inh|en|enm|accidence}} Middle English accidence, {{m|enm|accidens}} accidens, {{der|en|la|accidentia||accidental matters}} Latin accidentia (“accidental matters”), {{m|la|accidēns}} accidēns, {{m|la|accidere||to happen}} accidere (“to happen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} accidence (countable and uncountable, plural accidences)
  1. (grammar) The inflection of words. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-accidence-en-noun-V9XjmJUN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. The rudiments of any subject. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-accidence-en-noun-dNXdvak- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38
  3. A book containing the first principles of grammar; (by extension) a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-accidence-en-noun-KcZoxXP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: accident

Inflected forms

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