accidence
pronunciation
How to pronounce accidence in British English:
UK [ˈæksɪdəns]
How to pronounce accidence in American English:
US [ˈæksɪdəns, -ˌdɛns]
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- Noun:
- the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
Word Origin
- accidence (n.)
- late 14c., in philosophy, "non-essential or incidental characteristic," also "part of grammar dealing with inflection" (mid-15c.), in some cases a misspelling of accidents, or else directly from Latin accidentia (used as a term in grammar by Quintilian), neuter plural of accidens, present participle of accidere (see accident). The grammar sense is because they change in accordance with use.
Example
- 1. Analysis of a chronic n-hexane poisoning accidence in printing workers .
- 2. This accidence is the latest in a series of u.s. election scandals .
- 3. The accidence and syntax of mongolian is quite different from english and chinese , so the work can not imitate foreign research results , and it is necessary to study the classification system of the mongolian language .
- 4. I have learnt some knowledge of it in accidence .
- 5. One of his eye hurt in an accidence , but after a high difficultful operation , he recover fast .