"incidental" meaning in English

See incidental in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: incidental [positive], more incidental [comparative], most incidental [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.
    Sense id: simple-incidental-en-adj-eocwOPbU
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