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happenstance

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hap·pen·stance  (hpn-stns)
n.
A chance circumstance: "Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person" (Bruce Weber).
[happen + (circum)stance.]
happenstance [ˈhæpənˌstæns]
n
1. chance
2. a chance occurrence
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.happenstance - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
coincidence
chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
Translations
happenstance [ˈhæpənstæns] N (US) → casualidad f
by happenstance → por casualidad
happenstance
n (inf) → Zufall m; by happenstance → durch Zufall, zufällig
happenstance [ˈhæp/ənˌstæns] n (Am) (fam) → combinazione f
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Harrietta's Happenstance Jeanne McElvaney CMP Publishing Group 27658 Highway 97, Okanogan, WA 98840 9780980155440, $12.
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