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hap·pen·stance

[hap-uhn-stans]
noun
a chance happening or event.

Origin:
1895–1900; happen + (circum)stance
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Happenstance is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • Happenstance also caused that train to collide with actual news events.
  • The pressure of the elections and happenstance have brought it to fruition.
  • Any gap in this lucky chain of happenstance means a dry hole today.
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happenstance (ˈhæpənˌstæns)
 
n
1.  chance
2.  a chance occurrence

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