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Kismet

[KIZ-met]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Turkish, early 19th century

1.

Destiny; fate.

Examples of Kismet in a sentence

"It seemed to be kismet when John and Elizabeth ran into each other at a mostly empty matinee."

"Do you believe in kismet when it comes to finding a soulmate? "

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