Definitions for happenstanceˈhæp ənˌstæns
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hap•pen•stanceˈhæp ənˌstæns(n.)
a chance happening or event.
Origin of happenstance:
1895–1900; happen+ (circum )stance
Princeton's WordNet
coincidence, happenstance(noun)
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Wiktionary
happenstance(Noun)
A chance or random event or circumstance.
happenstance(Noun)
The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.
by happenstance
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