Word: Adventitious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin adventicius ‘coming to us from abroad’ (from advenire ‘arrive’) + -ous (see also -itious)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌadv(ə)nˈtɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
happening as a result of an external factor or chance rather than design or inherent nature
Short Definition:unplanned
Examples:- adventitious similarities
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