coincidence
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co·in·ci·dence

noun \kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s, -sə-ˌden(t)s\

Definition of COINCIDENCE

1
: the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
2
: the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection; also : any of these occurrences

Examples of COINCIDENCE

  1. It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.
  2. By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred.
  3. I'm going to Boston this weekend. What a coincidence! I am too.
  4. It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.
  5. a series of strange coincidences
  6. By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time.
  7. Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.

First Known Use of COINCIDENCE

1605

Rhymes with COINCIDENCE

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