Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
secondary | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental (noun) | secondary (noun) |
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an item that is incidental | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
incidental (adjective) | secondary (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 | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate |
not of prime or central importance | depending on or incidental to what is original or primary |
occurring with or following as a consequence | inferior in rank or status |
not of major importance | |
belonging to a lower class or rank |