HAPPENSTANCE


Meaning of HAPPENSTANCE in English

/ ˈhæpənstæns; NAmE ; BrE also -stɑːns/ noun

[ U , C ] ( literary ) chance, especially when it results in sth good

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: blend of happen and circumstance .

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