coincidence

/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

Syllables co·in·ci·dence

Stress co-in-CI-dence

Phonics Breakdown

co

/koʊ/

long o

in

/ɪn/

short i

ci

/sɪ/

soft c

dence

/dəns/

schwa

Meaning

a situation in which events happen at the same time by chance

Sound Reference

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co=/koʊ/(coat) + in=/ɪn/(in) + ci=/sɪ/(city) + dence=/dəns/(evidence)

Example

It was a strange coincidence that we met on the same day.