coincidentally en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English incident English -al English incidental English coincidental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English coincidentally From coincidental + -ly.
Meanings
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In a coincidental manner.
Near-synonyms: incidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially
Perfect for The Railway Children, which coincidentally was first serialised in 1905 in The London Magazine, being subsequently published in book form (1906).
2021 August 11, Stephen Roberts, “Beeching to Brief Encounter... in a heartbeat”, in RAIL, number 937, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more coincidentally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| coïncidentally | alternative, uncommon | lexicographic | |
| most coincidentally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
happenstantially · circumstantially · incidentally
Translations (3)
fr coïncidentiellement (Translations) · pam mikatagun (Translations) · tl nagkataon (Translations)