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accĭdens, entis. P. a. fr. accĭdo.— As subst. n. The accidental, nonessential quality of any thing, τὸ συμβεβηκός (opp. substantia, the Greek οὐσία): causa, tempus, locus, occasio . . . rerum sunt accidentia, the accidental or extraneous circumstances, Quint. 5, 10, 23; so 3, 6, 36; 4, 2, 130: ex accidentibus (= epithetis), id. 8, 3, 70; hence, an adjective, Macr. S. 1, 4.— An accident or chance. In gen., Dig. 35, 2, 51: per accidens, accidentally, Firm. Math. 5, 4.— In part., an unfortunate circumstance: accidentia (opp. prospera), Pseudo-Quint. Decl.

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accĭdens

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accĭdens

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accidens

IDX:

354

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accidens

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