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

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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