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happenstance

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈhæpənˌstæns/Part of speech nounSorted aaceehnnppstStarts with HEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Word origin

Blend of happening + circumstance. Attested from 1855 in US publications.

Used in a sentence

  • by happenstance
  • Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.
  • Dammit, man this is the gift from God / This ain't happenstance

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