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serendipity definition
ser·en·dip·ity (ser′ən dip′ə tē)
noun
- a seeming gift for finding something good accidentally
- luck, or good fortune, in finding something good accidentally
- an instance of this
Etymology: coined (c. 1754) by Horace Walpole after The Three Princes of Serendip (i.e., Sri Lanka), a Pers fairy tale in which the princes make such discoveries
Related Forms:
- serendipitous ser′·en·dip′i·tous adjective
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