accidence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The inflection of words.
2. (countable, uncountable) The rudiments of any subject.
3. (countable, uncountable) A book containing the first principles of grammar; (by extension) a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art.

Synonyms

chance

🎲

hazard

fate

accident

inflectional morphology

inflexion

randomness

Translations

hasard

casus

caso

🎲

toevalligheid

toeval

casualidade

🎲

atzar

🍀

casualitat

Zufall

🎲

morfologie

vormleer

acaso

azar

acaso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.sɪ.dəns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: accidence

In summary

* First attested in the late 14th century.
* (grammar): First attested in the mid 15th century.
* From Middle English accidence, accidens, from Latin accidentia (“accidental matters”), from accidēns, present participle of accidere (“to happen”)