accidence
accidence · accidences
The inflection of wordsThe inflection of words.
/ˈæk.sɪ.dəns/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The inflection of words.
1669, John Milton, Accedence Commenc’t Grammar (title of a Latin grammar)
the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
(countable, uncountable)The rudiments of any subject.
(countable, uncountable)A book containing the first principles of grammar; (by extension) a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art.
Origin
* First attested in the late 14th century.* First attested in the late 14th century.
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Forms
plural: accidences| Singular | accidence |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words:inflectional morphology
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaccidentA2
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable