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Definition of coincidence
1 : the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence … a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness … — Robert South
2 : the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection … causal connection requires something more than mere coincidence as to time and place … — Wayne R. LaFave; also : any of these occurrences
From the M-W Editors
Examples of coincidence in a Sentence
It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.
By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred.
“I'm going to Boston this weekend.” “What a coincidence! I am too.”
It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.
a series of strange coincidences
By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time.
Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.
Recent Examples of coincidence from the Web
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In a delightful coincidence, the duo was together when they were informed they will be honored next year by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
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Reuters • Stock Markets Slide on Oil Patch Coincidence or not, Salman’s ascension comes at a time when the world oil market, and Saudi’s strategy for keeping it stable, is in disarray.
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There’s a happy coincidence of themes between the National Portrait Gallery's display of the Piri photograph and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Happy coincidence: McConaughey happened to be working on a movie in the Sunshine State.
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Michael Anton, a U.S. national security spokesman, told CNN that the timing was a coincidence, and that there was no connection between the two events.
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The French leader’s strategy to be the thorn in Trump’s side is no coincidence.
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That is no coincidence, since Brownback is well connected to the Republican policymaking establishment in Washington.
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That Trump used the opportunity of the attack to launch his own attack on Khan is likely not a coincidence.
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Origin and Etymology of coincidence
borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia, derivative of coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere “to agree in nature, coincide”
COINCIDENCE Defined for English Language Learners
coincidence
playDefinition of coincidence for English Language Learners
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: a situation in which events happen at the same time in a way that is not planned or expected
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: the occurrence of two or more things at the same time
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: the state of two or more things being the same
COINCIDENCE Defined for Kids
coincidence
playDefinition of coincidence for Students
1 : a situation in which things happen at the same time without planning It was a coincidence that we chose the same week for vacation.
2 : a condition of coming together in space or time The coincidence of the two events was eerie.
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