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incident
[ in-si-duhnt ]
/ ËÉȘn sÉȘ dÉnt /
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Origin of incident
First recorded in 1375â1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin incident- (stem of incidÄns âa happening,â noun use of present participle of Latin verb incidere âto fall upon, befallâ), equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -cid- (combining form of cad- âfallâ) + -ent- -ent; see cadenza
synonym study for incident
1. See event.
OTHER WORDS FROM incident
in·ci·dent·less, adjectivenon·in·ci·dent, noun, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incident
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British Dictionary definitions for incident
incident
/ (ËÉȘnsÉȘdÉnt) /
noun
adjective
Word Origin for incident
C15: from Medieval Latin incidens an event, from Latin incidere, literally: to fall into, hence befall, happen, from in- ÂČ + cadere to fall
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