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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"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › happenstanceHappenstance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HAPPENSTANCE is a circumstance especially that is due to chance. How to use happenstance in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAPPENSTANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › happenstanceHappenstance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A happenstance is a coincidental event. If you call your brother on the phone, that's intentional. If you bump into him in a restaurant, it's happenstance.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAPPENSTANCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › happenstanceHAPPENSTANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAPPENSTANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › happenstanceHappenstance - definition of happenstance by The Free Dictionary

    chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity".

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › happenstancehappenstance | meaning of happenstance in Longman Dictionary of...

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

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhappenstance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › happenstance_nhappenstance, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word happenstance mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word happenstance. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word happenstance? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.