by chance
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(adverb) without advance planning; "they met accidentally" |
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Synonyms: accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly |
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(adverb) by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" |
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Synonyms: by luck, haply |
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(adverb) (archaic) through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." |
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Synonyms: perchance |
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(adverb) in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" |
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Synonyms: accidentally, incidentally |
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