"hap" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: :hap < μέση αγγλική hap / happe
  1. απρόσμενο περιστατικό, ξαφνικό συμβάν
    Sense id: el-hap-en-noun-8CR1G5sM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Προέλευση λέξεων από τη μέση αγγλική (αγγλικά) Related terms: hapful, haphazard, hapless, haply, happen, happenstance, happy, hapsome, mayhap, mishap, perhaps
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    }
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