accident (n)
stroke#2 (n)
fortuity (n)
chance event (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
examples winning the lottery was a happy accident
the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck
it was due to an accident or fortuity
Outgoing links
Hypernym happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Derivationally related form accident → accidental
Hyponym hap; break, good luck, happy chance; coincidence, happenstance; lottery
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Derivationally related form accidental → accident
Hyponym happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Hypernym hap; break, good luck, happy chance; coincidence, happenstance; lottery

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