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serendipity

[ ser-uhn-dip-i-tee ]

noun

plural serendipities.
  1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  2. accidental discovery, or an instance of this:

    Alton鈥檚 premiere novel was a serendipity that affected my thinking in the most positive way.

  3. good fortune; luck:

    What serendipity鈥攕he got the first job she applied for!



serendipity

/ 藢蝉蓻谤蓹苍藞诲瑟辫瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉别谤别苍藞诲颈辫颈迟辞耻蝉, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉别谤路别苍路诲颈辫路颈迟路别谤 蝉别谤路别苍路诲颈辫路颈路迟颈蝉迟 蝉别谤路别苍路诲颈辫路辫别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of serendipity1

Serendip + -ity; coined in 1754 by English novelist Horace Walpole ( def ) for an ability possessed by the heroes of a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip, using a former name for Sri Lanka
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of serendipity1

C18: coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes possess this gift
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The Golden State鈥檚 path to parity has not been serendipity or an inevitable result of California liberalism.

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The couple said that finding the mobile home in 2010 was a stroke of serendipity.

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"It's pure serendipity that 2024 became the year these films were released, igniting conversations together."

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This dish came about more by happenstance than planning, but I鈥檓 deeply grateful for that serendipity.

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What this means is that evolution in E. coli, despite the serendipity of horizontal gene transfer, isn鈥檛 just a matter of chance.

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