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co⋅in⋅ci⋅dence

  [koh-in-si-duhns]
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–noun
1. a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance: Our meeting in Venice was pure coincidence.
2. the condition or fact of coinciding.
3. an instance of this.
Origin:
1595–1605; coincid(ent) + -ence

Synonyms:
1. accident, luck, fate.
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co·in·ci·dence   (kō-ĭn'sĭ-dəns, -děns')   
n.  
  1. The state or fact of occupying the same relative position or area in space.
  2. A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged.
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Coincidence

Co*in"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. co["i]ncidence.]

1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. --Bentley.

2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.

The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many evidences . . . carries a great weight. --Sir M. Hale.

Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness. --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : coincidence
Spanish: coincidencia,
German: zufälliges Zusammentreffen,
Japanese: 偶然の一致
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