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serendipity

/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/

noun
  1. The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

    Finding that rare first edition in a quiet bookshop was pure serendipity.

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Origin & history

Coined by Horace Walpole in 1754, inspired by the Persian tale The Three Princes of Serendip.