fortuity

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  1. noun A chance occurrence or event.
  2. noun The quality or condition of being fortuitous.

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  • The supremacy of Horace within the limits that he set for himself is no fortuity, and the miracle of his achievement will always remain an inspiration for some. —  Horace and His Influence
  • It is fundamental to the concept of insurance that it only insures a fortuity not a certainty. —  Mondaq.Com - feed of articles
  • - Steadfastness and fortuity can only hold up to so much scrutiny before it submits to external influences. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Locals may recall his collaboration with composer Doctor Atomic (which, in an instance of festival fortuity, is documented in Wonders Are Many). —  GreenCine Daily
  • For usability purposes: most grouping are more disposed to utter a shorter address (example: telecommunicate clients module fortuity a likewise daylong address up by distinction making it inferior clickable); —  xml's Blinklist.com
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  1. from Latin as if *fortuita(t-)s, from fortuitus, fortuitous, accidental: see fortuitous.
 

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