"serendipitous" meaning in English

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        "by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune"
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          "word": "causeless"
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          "word": "unintentional"
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          "word": "accidental"
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        {
          "word": "lucky"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "fortuït"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "侥幸得到的"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "serendipinen"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "fortuit"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "sérendipiteux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "serendipico"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "providencial"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "favorável"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "generoso"
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          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "fortuito"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
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          "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
          "word": "fortuitamente"
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      "ipa": "/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/"
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
      "word": "fortuït"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
      "word": "侥幸得到的"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
      "word": "sérendipiteux"
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
      "word": "serendipico"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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      "sense": "by unexpected good fortune",
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  "word": "serendipitous"
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