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co·in·ci·den·tal

(kō-ĭn′sĭ-dĕn′tl)
adj.
1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
2. Happening or existing at the same time.

co·in′ci·den′tal·ly, co·in′ci·dent′ly adv.
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coincidental

(kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl)
adj
of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous
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co•in•ci•den•tal

(koʊˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl)

adj.
1. being the result of coincidence: a coincidental meeting.
2. occurring at the same time.
[1790–1800]
co•in`ci•den′tal•ly, co•in′ci•dent•ly (-dənt li) adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. coincidental - occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events"
synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"
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coincidental

adjective accidental, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, fortuitous, fluky (informal), chance, casual Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental.
chance planned, calculated, deliberate, intentional, prearranged, done on purpose
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Translations
náhodný
tilfældig
istodobanistovremenkoincidentanslučajan
egybeesõ
tilfallandi
rastlantılıtesadüfî

coincidental

[kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl] ADJ
1. (= by chance) → fortuito, casual
2. (= simultaneous) → coincidente
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coincidental

[ˌkəʊɪnsɪˈdɛntəl] adj [resemblance, event] → fortuit(e)
it is coincidental that ... → c'est une coïncidence si ..., c'est une coïncidence que ...
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coincidental

adj, coincidentally
advzufällig
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coincidental

[kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl] adj it's entirely coincidentalè (una) pura combinazione
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coincide

(kouinˈsaid) verb
1. to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time. Her arrival coincided with his departure. ooreenstem, saamval يَتَزامَنُ، يَتَصادَفُ مع съвпадам coincidir splývat zusammentreffen ske sammen med; falde sammen med συμπίπτω coincidir kokku langema مصادف شدن؛ منطبق بودن sattua samanaikaisesti coïncider לַחְפוֹף एक साथ पड़ना dogoditi se istodobno ütközik bersamaan falla saman coincidere 同時に起こる 동시에 발생하다 sutapti sakrist berbetulan samenvallen falle sammen zbiegać się (w czasie) په يوه وخت او ځاى كښې پېشېدل: برابرېدل: موافقه كول. coincidir a coincide (cu) совпадать splývať; zhodovať sa ujemati se poklopiti se sammanfalla, sammanträffa เกิดขึ้นพร้อมกัน (tesadüfen) aynı zamanda olmak 碰巧與...同時或同地 збігатися بیک وقت ہونا xảy ra đồng thời 同时发生
2. to agree. This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide. ooreenkom يَتَوافَق съответствам (си) coincidir shodovat se übereinstimmen stemme overens συμφωνώ coincidir ühtima مطابقت داشتن vastata coïncider לִהיוֹת תוֹאֵם एक जैसा होना podudarati se megegyezik sesuai samsvara corrispondere, coincidere 一致する 일치하다 sutikti sakrist; atbilst bersesuain overeenkomen stemme overens zgadzać się مطابقت لرل coincidir a se potrivi (cu) совпадать zhodovať sa skladati se podudarati se stämma överens พ้องกัน uymak 一致 відповідати; сходитися رضا مند ہونا ، موافق ہونا trùng hợp 一致
coincidence (kouˈinsidəns) noun
(an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another. By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train. sameloop, toeval تَصادُف، حُدوث تَصادُف، حُدوث في نَفْس الوَقْت، تَزامُن съвпадение coincidência shoda (náhod) zufälliges Zusammentreffen tilfælde; sammentræf σύμπτωση coincidencia kokkulangevus تقارن yhteensattuma coïncidence צֵרוּף מִקְרִים संयोग istodobnost, poklapanje, slučajnost egybeesés kebetulan tilviljun coincidenza 偶然の一致 우연의 일치 sutapimas sakritība; atbilstība kebetulan samenloop, toeval sammentreff, tilfelle, slumpetreff zbieg okoliczności تصادف، په يوه وخت او ځاى كى پېښېدنه. coincidência coincidenţă стечение обстоятельств zhoda naključje slučajnost sammanträffande, tillfällighet การเกิดขึ้นพร้อมกัน rastlantı, tesadüf 巧合,碰巧同時或同地發生的事 випадковий збіг обставин اتفاق سے ساتھ ہی ہونا sự trùng hợp ngẫu nhiên 巧合,同时发生
coˌinciˈdental (-ˈden-) adjective
toevalling مُتزامِن، حادِثٌ في نَفْسِ الوَقْت،مُتَوافِق случаен coincidente náhodný zufällig tilfældig συμπτωματικός casual kokkulangev همزمان؛ متقارن satunnainen de coïncidence מקרי संयोगवश istodoban egybeeső secara kebetulan tilfallandi casuale 偶然に一致した 동시에 발생하는 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma rakstura- kebetulan samenvallend tilfeldig; samtidig przypadkowy په یوه وخت coincidente care coin­cide случайный náhodný naključen slučajan tillfällig, samtidig ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นพร้อมกัน tesadüfî, rastlantılı 碰巧的 збіжний, відповідний ساتھ ہی ہونے والا do trùng khớp 巧合的
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