Happenstance
[hap-uh n-stans] /ˈhæp ənˌstæns/
noun
1.
a chance or event.
/ˈhæpənˌstæns/
noun
1.
chance
2.
a chance occurrence
n.
1897, from happening + ending from circumstance.
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