Meaning of the word incidental in English

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incidental

US /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.t̬əl/
UK /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl/
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Adjective

happening as a minor accompaniment to something else

Example:
The discovery was incidental to their main research.
Any costs incurred will be purely incidental.
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