"chance acquaintance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chance acquaintances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chance acquaintance (plural chance acquaintances)
  1. A person whom one knows, often only minimally, having originally met them by chance, without prior arrangement. Categories (topical): People Translations (known person): hoa tautauāmoa (Maori), tautauāmoa (Maori)

Inflected forms

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