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serendipity
/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/
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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Coined by Horace Walpole in 1754, inspired by the Persian tale The Three Princes of Serendip.