accidental
adjective
happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected.
accidentals
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pluralof accidental.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This version needed to then be translated into conventional music using normal accidentals.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
You have Blackwood’s old recording and scores, which look like familiar scores but have lots of odd accidentals in them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
Humans have long marveled at such exotic stragglers — which experts also refer to as waifs, rarities, extralimitals, casuals and accidentals — and what they suggest about the biological importance of wandering.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
In this year, which at home differed only in accidentals from other prosperous peacetime years, the U.S. also held an election.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pitches that are not in the key signature are called accidentals.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
