coincidence
/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ noun [C, U]Definition
› when two very similar things happen at the same time but there is no reason for it: an amazing/strange coincidence It was pure coincidence that we both married dentists.
coincidental /kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəl/ adjective › happening by coincidence: The similarities are coincidental. coincidentally /kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəli/ adverb (Definition of coincidence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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