COINCIDENCE


Meaning of COINCIDENCE in English

/ kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmE koʊ-/ noun

1.

[ C , U ] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way :

a strange / an extraordinary / a remarkable coincidence

What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.

It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance) .

By (sheer) coincidence , I met the person we'd been discussing the next day.

➡ note at luck

2.

[ sing. ] ( formal ) the fact of things being present at the same time :

the coincidence of inflation and unemployment

3.

[ sing. ] ( formal ) the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same :

a coincidence of interests between the two partners

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (in the sense occupation of the same space ): from medieval Latin coincidentia , from coincidere coincide, agree, from co- together with + incidere fall upon or into.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.