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Through an accidental simultaneous occurrence, as in By coincidence both researchers discovered the same solution. [Mid-1600s] Also see by chance.
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Words nearby by coincidence
Byblos, by-blow, by-catch, by chance, by choice, by coincidence, by cracky, byde, by definition, by degrees, by design
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