accidence

[ ak-si-duhns ]

/ ˈæk sɪ dəns /

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noun

the rudiments or essentials of a subject.

Grammar.

the study of inflection as a grammatical device.
the inflections so studied.

Origin of accidence

1500–1510; <Latin accidentia, neuter plural of accidēns (present participle of accidere to fall, befall). See accident

Words nearby accidence

access point, access road, access time, accessway, acciaccatura, accidence, accident, accidental, accidental death benefit, accidental hypothermia, accidentalism

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Example sentences from the Web for accidence

In English the syntax has been enlarged at the expense of the accidence; position has taken the place of forms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
What is Greek accidence, compared to Spartan discipline, if it can be had?
The Life of John Sterling|Thomas Carlyle
This will be done by memorizing the rules of accidence and derivation.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer
Accidence: This has been sufficiently described in the texts mentioned above.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

At eight years of age he was taught his accidence by a priest.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope

British Dictionary definitions for accidence

accidence

/ (ˈæksɪdəns) /

noun

inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc

Word Origin for accidence

C15: from Latin accidentia accidental matters, hence inflections of words, from accidere to happen. See accident

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单词	accidence
释义	accidence [ ak-si-duhns ] / ˈæk sɪ dəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR accidence ON THESAURUS.COM noun the rudiments or essentials of a subject. Grammar. the study of inflection as a grammatical device. the inflections so studied. Origin of accidence 1500–1510; <Latin accidentia, neuter plural of accidēns (present participle of accidere to fall, befall). See accident Words nearby accidence access point, access road, access time, accessway, acciaccatura, accidence, accident, accidental, accidental death benefit, accidental hypothermia, accidentalism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accidence In English the syntax has been enlarged at the expense of the accidence; position has taken the place of forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3\|Various What is Greek accidence, compared to Spartan discipline, if it can be had? The Life of John Sterling\|Thomas Carlyle This will be done by memorizing the rules of accidence and derivation. The Principles of Language-Study\|Harold E. Palmer Accidence: This has been sufficiently described in the texts mentioned above. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various At eight years of age he was taught his accidence by a priest. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1\|Alexander Pope British Dictionary definitions for accidence accidence / (ˈæksɪdəns) / noun inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc Word Origin for accidence C15: from Latin accidentia accidental matters, hence inflections of words, from accidere to happen. See accident Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to accidence alphabet, syntax, stratification, rudiments, structure, linguistics, elements, principles, fundaments, morphology, tagmemics
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accidence

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