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Fortuitous

/fɔˈrtuɪtəs/
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(adj) Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.

How fortuitous that you were there on the same night!
A fortuitous encounter with Tom Jackson laid the groundwork for my new hobby.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Their meeting at the airport was entirely ____, as neither of them had known the other was traveling.

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