coincidental
pronunciation
How to pronounce coincidental in British English:
UK [kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl]
How to pronounce coincidental in American English:
US [koʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl]
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- Adjective:
- occurring or operating at the same time
Word Origin
- coincidental (adj.)
- c. 1800, from coincident + -al (1).
Example
- 1. America insisted this was coincidental and that the exercises had long been planned .
- 2. The timing was coincidental . Yet the two men have something in common .
- 3. That could be coincidental but it suggests that the planet 's cooling may have triggered the split .
- 4. I find it a little coincidental that google updates the google maps app right before a big press event .
- 5. The first story ran on li 's 40th birthday , timing that no one at baidu dismissed as coincidental .