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Word(s) of the Day: Coincidence v. Irony

March 5, 2015

Coincidence /kō-ínsidƏns/,

noun: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.

“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.” Albert Einstein Irony /írƏnee/, noun: an ill-timed or perverse arrival of an event or circumstance that is contrary to what one expects. “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.” Frederick Douglass, Fourth of July Oration, 1852
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