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coincidence
/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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What does coincidence mean?
noun
- The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
- The appearance of a meaningful connection between events when there is none.
- A coincidence point.
More meanings (1)
noun
- A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
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IPA pronunciation
/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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Defective vision in 6 cases may be only a coincidence, but perhaps resulting nervous irritation was sometimes a factor in producing misconduct.
The magistrate remarked, in somewhat grim humour, "Then this is her Jubilee," and, moved by the coincidence, he let her go free.
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I could not disguise from myself, or from the waiter, that this was an uncomfortable coincidence, and inquired how it was done.
CHORUS By a simple coincidence, few Could ever have reckoned upon, I didn't anticipate that, When I first put this uniform on!
Johnston again lobbed, and by a freak of coincidence the ball fell on the baseline within a foot of his previous shot.