Definitions
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- adverb rare By
happenstance ; occurring due torandom chance.
Etymologies
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From happenstance (a blend of happening and circumstance), by analogy with circumstantially.
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Examples
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‘Finding that my new love is my great-grandfather, however happenstantially, requires a certain amount of getting used to.’
The Time Shaggers Adam Roberts 2009
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