coincidence

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ · /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ · /kəʉˈɪnsɪdəns/

Definition of coincidence

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
  2. (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.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A coincidence point.
  4. (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.

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