Something that’s “serendipitous” (ser-un-DIP-ih-tus) is come upon or found by accident. The word, coined by the English author Horace Walpole, was derived from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka.
Example (as used by Don Hauptman today): “Shelly Perry, a freelance photographer, serendipitously discovered iStockphoto, a site offering millions of images for sale.”
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