coincidence
nounUK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
A coincidence is when two things happen at the same time by chance.
It was a funny coincidence that we both wore the same shirt today.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The fact of two things being the same or happening together.
There is a coincidence between the two reports.
3. The act of two things happening at the same time without planning.
By coincidence, the train arrived just as we reached the station.
4. A situation where events seem connected but are not.
The meeting of old friends was a happy coincidence.