coincidence

US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

B1

noun

  • Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
  • State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
  • A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.
  • The condition or fact of coinciding.
  • The chance occurrence of two things at the same time or place in a remarkable way.
  • A situation in which things happen to be the same, although there is no intention or plan for them to be that way.

other

  • The condition of occupying the same place in space or time.