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happenstance definition

☆ hap·pen·stance (hap′ən stans′)

noun

  1. chance; fortuity
  2. a chance or accidental happening

Etymology: happen + (circum)stance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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