noun
- the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
Usage: grammar; linguistics
Examples
- The students studied accidence to learn how verbs change form.
- Latin accidence includes complex noun declensions.
- Understanding accidence helps with proper verb conjugation.
- The grammar book has a chapter on accidence and syntax.
- Teachers often find accidence challenging to explain to beginners.
- French accidence involves gender agreement for adjectives.