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1Incident — In ci*dent, n. [Cf. F. incident.] 1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence. [1913 Webster] 2. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event. [1913 Webster] No person, no… …
2Incident At Vichy — is a 1964 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller focusing upon the subjects of human nature, guilt, fear, and complicity using Vichy France for the setting. Miller, a Jew himself, wrote the one act play about a group of detainees waiting for… …
3incident — [in′sə dənt] adj. [OFr < ML < prp. of L incidere, to fall upon < in , on + cadere, to fall: see CASE1] 1. likely to happen as a result or concomitant; incidental (to) [the cares incident to parenthood] 2. falling upon, striking, or… …
4play-by-play — /play buy play /, adj. 1. pertaining to or being a detailed account of each incident or act of an event, as in sports: a play by play broadcast of a baseball game. n. 2. a detailed and sequential description of a sports contest or other event, as …
5play-by-play — ☆ play by play [plā′bī plā′ ] adj. recounting each play of a game or incident of a happening as it occurs or occurred n. such a recounting, as that broadcast on a TV or radio program …
6play-by-play — play′ by play′ adj. 1) spo sbz pertaining to or being a sequential account of each incident or act of an event, as in sports 2) cvb spo sbz a detailed and sequential description of a sports contest or other event …
7incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After …
8incident — incidentless, adj. /in si deuhnt/, n. 1. an individual occurrence or event. 2. a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play. 3. something that occurs casually in connection with something else. 4. something appertaining or… …
9play-by-play — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being a running commentary on a sports event play by play descriptions … of all games American Guide Series: Michigan 2. : circumstantially related : detailed this play by play account of the three men J.W.Rogers * * …
10incident — /ˈɪnsədənt / (say insuhduhnt) noun 1. an occurrence or event. 2. a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play. 3. something that occurs casually in connection with something else. 4. something relating or attaching to… …
