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Word: Fortuitous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance’, from fors ‘chance, luck’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
happening by chance rather than intention
Short Definition:happening by chance rather than intention
Examples:- the similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous
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