All 4 Uses of
coincidence
in
And Then There Were None
- Fits too damned well to be a coincidence!
p. 107..4coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- Built up a nightmare of superstition and fantasy all because of the coincidence of two deaths!
p. 125..2 *coincidence = a chance occurrence that seems like it was arranged
- It can't be coincidence?
p. 184..0coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- Lombard said grimly: "Oh, no, it isn't coincidence!"
p. 184..1
Definition:
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(coincidence) a situation where two things happened at the same time or in the same way by chance even though it was unlikely
(for example, if two students in the same class met by accident while visiting another country)