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Meaning of incident

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  incident
      adj 1: falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident
             light"
      2: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate
         in significance or nature or occurring as a chance
         concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road
         will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties
         incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid
         expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [syn:
         {incidental}, {incident}] [ant: {basic}]
      n 1: a single distinct event
      2: a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at
         the bus station"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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