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- [ak-si-duh ns]
- /ˈæk sɪ dəns/
- /ˈæk.sɪ.dəns/
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- [ak-si-duh ns]
- /ˈæk sɪ dəns/
Definitions of accidence word
- noun accidence inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc 3
- noun accidence the part of grammar that deals with the inflection of words 3
- noun accidence the elementary or first parts of a subject; rudiments 3
- noun accidence the rudiments or essentials of a subject. 1
- noun accidence Grammar. the study of inflection as a grammatical device. the inflections so studied. 1
- noun accidence The part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words. 1
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Origin of accidence
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-1510; < Latin accidentia, neuter plural of accidēns (present participle of accidere to fall, befall). See accident
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Parts of speech for Accidence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accidence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
accidence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accidence
noun accidence
- alphabet — An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
- syntax — Linguistics. the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language. the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words. the rules or patterns so studied: English syntax. a presentation of these: a syntax of English. an instance of these: the syntax of a sentence.
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
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