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Webster 1913 Edition

Intercident

In-ter′ci-dent

,
Adj.
[L.
intercidens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
intercidere
to fall between;
inter
between +
cadere
to fall.]
Falling or coming between; happening accidentally.
[Obs.]
Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intercident

INTERCI'DENT

,
Adj.
[L. intercido.] Falling or coming between.

Definition 2024

intercident

intercident

English

Adjective

intercident ‎(not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Falling or coming between; happening accidentally.
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Latin

Verb

intercīdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of intercīdō

Etymology

From Latin intercidens, intercedentis, present participle of intercidere ‎(“to fall between”); inter ‎(“between”) + cadere ‎(“to fall”).

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