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English to English noun
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury |  | source: wordnet30
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anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | | Example: winning the lottery was a happy accident
the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
it was due to an accident or fortuity
source: wordnet30
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Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident. | | source: webster1913
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