Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Accident
accident, n. [Fr. < L. accid-ěre, to fall, to happen.] (webplay: action, begins, design, known, meet, place, proceeds, unknown).
- Phenomenon; occurrence; experience.
- Mishap; unexpected event; unforeseen circumstance; event proceeding from an unknown cause.
- Coincidence; chance; fortune.
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