incident
Adjective
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similar to:
- omissible - capable of being left out
- parenthetic, parenthetical - qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
- peripheral - related to the key issue but not of central importance
- secondary - depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
same as: incidental
Noun
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subtypes:
- cause celebre - an incident that attracts great public attention
- contagion, infection, transmission - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- scene - an incident (real or imaginary)
- sideshow - a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event
is a part of: episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events -
is a type of: commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do - a disorderly outburst or tumult
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