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Accident

/ˈæksədənt/
An unexpected event that results in damage or injury

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Examples:

But we don't want any accidents.'

"It looks like an accident," Tom said.

This isn't an accident.

Etymology:

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The word accident originates from the Latin word accidens, which means that which happens, derived from accidere, meaning to happen to. The term entered the English language around the 14th century.

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