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incidentally

in·ci·den·tally

UK/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/ US/ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/ fairly common

adverb

1.

introducing a different topic

  • “by the way, I won”
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2.

in an incidental manner

  • “these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models”
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3.

by the way

  • “apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?”
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Origin

From incidental + -ly.

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