HAPPENSTANCE

coincidence, happenstance

(noun) an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

happenstance (countable and uncountable, plural happenstances)

(uncountable) The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.

Synonyms: accident, chance, coincidence, happenchance

(countable) A chance or random event or circumstance.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 December 2024

ACERVULUS

(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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