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accĭdens

The accidental

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What it meant

accĭdens — Lewis & Short

accĭdens, entis.

I P. a. fr. accĭdo.—

II As subst. n.

A The accidental, nonessential quality of any thing, to\ sumbebhko/s (opp. substantia, the Greek ou)si/a): causa, tempus, locus, occasio . . . rerum sunt accidentia, the accidental or extraneous circumstances, Quint. 5, 10, 23; so 3, 6, 36; 4, 2, 130: ex accidentibus (= epithetis), id. 8, 3, 70; hence, an adjective, Macr. S. 1, 4.—

B An accident or chance.

1 In gen., Dig. 35, 2, 51: per accidens, accidentally, Firm. Math. 5, 4.—

2 In part., an unfortunate circumstance: accidentia (opp. prospera), Pseudo-Quint. Decl.

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