/ Dictionary / Index A accidence: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•ci•dence Pronunciation: (ak'si-duns), [key] — n. the rudiments or essentials of a subject. the study of inflection as a grammatical device. the inflections so studied. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: accidence (Thesaurus) acciaccatura accident Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language