Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
peripheral | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental (noun) | peripheral (noun) |
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an item that is incidental | electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
incidental (adjective) | peripheral (adjective) |
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(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area |
not of prime or central importance | related to the key issue but not of central importance |
occurring with or following as a consequence |