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coincidence

noun

co·​in·​ci·​dence kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s How to pronounce coincidence (audio)
-sə-ˌden(t)s
1
: the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
… a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness … Robert South
2
: the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection
… causal connection requires something more than mere coincidence as to time and place … Wayne R. LaFave
also : any of these occurrences

Example Sentences

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. a series of strange coincidences By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time. Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena. See More
Recent Examples on the Web No coincidence that her whistleblower sherpa was the same as Zatko’s, John Tye. Steven Levy, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 The coincidence of its arrival on Pluto TV, in August, with a Film Forum retrospective of films by the French director Alain Resnais is a useful reminder of what connects the art-house and Hollywood traditions. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 The spectacle of realism also lets Industry get away with the sort of unreality that so much TV relies on—contrivance, coincidence, and plot holes, all working in service of juicy twists. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 To paraphrase Ian Fleming: To read one good book is happenstance; two is coincidence; three is wild good fortune. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Still, on the blog The Rowling Library, Rowling maintained that any similarities between her own life and The Ink Black Heart are just coincidence. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The blockbuster sales weren't fully anticipated by Rowing Blazers founder Jack Carlson, who maintains that the collection's debut in tandem with Diana's arrival on the popular Netflix drama was merely a coincidence. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Aug. 2022 Those changes are now bigger and bolder—and the timing isn’t a coincidence. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The fact that Buterin has a book titled Proof of Stake coming out in September is probably a coincidence. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia, derivative of coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere "to agree in nature, coincide"

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of coincidence was in 1605

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