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ser·en·dip·i·ty /ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
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an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
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good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
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[Origin: 1754; Serendip + -ity; Horace Walpole so named a faculty possessed by the heroes of a fairy tale called The Three Princes of Serendip]
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1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
3. An instance of making such a discovery.
[From the characters in the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, who made such discoveries, from Persian Sarandīp, Sri Lanka, from Arabic sarandīb.] ser'en·dip'i·tous adj., ser'en·dip'i·tous·ly adv. |
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serendipity
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good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
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WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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