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Noun: serendipity  ,se-run'di-pi-tee
  1. Good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
    "Penicillin was discovered by serendipity when Fleming noticed mould killing bacteria"

Derived forms: serendipities

Type of: fluke, good fortune, good luck

Encyclopedia: Serendipity