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coincidence

coincidence: listen to British English pronunciationcoincidence: listen to American pronunciation /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ noun [C, U]

Translation

when two very similar things happen at the same time but there is no reason for it
tesadüf, rastlantı
an amazing/strange coincidence
It was pure coincidence that we both married dentists.
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coincidental coincidental: listen to British English pronunciation /kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəl/ adjective
happening by coincidence
tesadüfi, rastlantı eseri olarak
The similarities are coincidental.
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coincidentally coincidentally: listen to British English pronunciationcoincidentally: listen to American pronunciation /kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentəli/ adverb
tesadüfi bir şekilde
(Definition of coincidence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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