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I. adjective
Date: 1644
1.
a. being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence <social obligations incidental to the job> b. minor 1 2. occurring merely by chance or without intention or calculation II. noun Date: 1707 1. plural minor items (as of expense) that are not particularized 2. something that is incidental
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.