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accidentally

[ ak-si-den-tl-ee ]
/ ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl i /
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adverb
by chance or mistake; in a way that is not planned or intended: If you break your key, whether accidentally or on purpose, there is a $40 charge to replace it.
in a nonessential or subsidiary way; incidentally: Philosophy is essentially a vocation, and only accidentally a profession.
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Sometimes ac·ci·dent·ly [ak-si-dent-lee] /ˌæk sɪˈdɛnt li/ .

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