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   Hap·pen·stance

   /ˈhap(ə)nˌstans/

   

   noun

   • 1. coincidence: North American "it was just happenstance that I happened to be there"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: blend of happen and circumstance.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   HAPPENSTANCE meaning: 1. chance or a chance situation, especially one producing a good result: 2. chance or a chance…. Learn more.

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   Happenstance definition: a chance happening or event.. See examples of HAPPENSTANCE used in a sentence.

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   Define happenstance. happenstance synonyms, happenstance pronunciation, happenstance translation, English dictionary definition of happenstance. n. A chance circumstance: "I drove loops around the nearby parish school ... hoping to bump into her casually and claim it was mere happenstance" .

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   Definition of happenstance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1 day ago · If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone.

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   5 days ago · If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone.

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   happenstance meaning, definition, what is happenstance: chance, or something that happens by cha...: Learn more.