coincidence
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- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
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/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ · /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ · /kəʉˈɪnsɪdəns/
Definition of coincidence
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
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(countable, uncountable)Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
“That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it.”
“It is sheer coincidence that the cartoon resembles the local politician.”
- (countable, uncountable)A coincidence point.
- (countable, uncountable)A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
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Etymology
From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.
Words you can make from coincidence
103 playable · top: INCIDENCE (14 pts)
Best play incidence 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
33 words- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CODE 7 pts
- COED 7 pts
- DECO 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- ODIC 7 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
3-letter words
20 words2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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