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incidentally

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/

The English word “incidentally” has 3 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
  2. Not of central or critical importance.
  3. Parenthetically, by the way.

Etymology

From incidental + -ly.

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