Coincidence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns|  American pronunciation of the word coincidence
Brit.  |kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word coincidence

noun

- an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
- the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
- the temporal property of two things happening at the same time (syn: co-occurrence, concurrence, conjunction)
the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable

Extra examples

It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.

By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred.

“I'm going to Boston this weekend.” “What a coincidence! I am too.”

It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.

By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time.

Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.

'I'm going to Appleby tomorrow.' ' What a coincidence!I'm going up there too.'

By coincidence, John and I both ended up at Yale.

I didn't set out to find you - it's sheer coincidence that I should walk along the same street.

After the fourth attack on her car she was convinced that the vandalism was more than just coincidence.

It was a happy coincidence that Robert arrived at the same time.

By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down.

What a coincidence.

To say the least of it, the people will perceive an uncommon coincidence.

It can scarcely be coincidence.

Word forms

noun
singular: coincidence
plural: coincidences
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