kismet
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mɪt, -mɛt, ˈkɪs- noun
fate; destiny.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Islam the will of Allah |
| 2. | fate or destiny |
| [C19: from Turkish, from Persian qismat, from Arabic qasama he divided] | |
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Kismet
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
kismet
1834, from Turk. qismet, from Ar. qismah, qismat "portion, lot, fate," from root of qasama "he divided."
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Example sentences
Weeks later, however, coincidence or perhaps kismet intervened to reignite what political circumstance had begun.
Call it kismet -- the post-modern kind.
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