Definitions for accidence

accidence ac·ci·dence

Spelling: [ak-si-duh ns]
IPA: /ˈæk sɪ dəns/

Accidence is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in accidence (acccdeein).

Definitions for accidence

noun

  1. the rudiments or essentials of a subject.
  2. 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

Examples for accidence

accidence: This has been sufficiently described in the texts mentioned above.

Poor Patty took out her Ladies' accidence, and turned over the leaves.

At eight years of age he was taught his accidence by a priest.

My poor lighter-boy, that hath mastered the rudiments, and triumphed over the accidence—but to die!

Examples in Syntax, accidence, and Style, for criticism and correction.

The accidence was entitled, Coleti Editio un cum quibusdam, &c.

Inconsistent punctuation in subheaders (accidence: and similar) has been silently regularized.

What is Greek accidence, compared to Spartan discipline, if it can be had?

This will be done by memorizing the rules of accidence and derivation.

But, for all that I am, and have done here, I need not have gone beyond my accidence.

Word Value for accidence
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