Definitions

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  • proper noun Alternative form of Serendib.

Etymologies

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From Persian سراندیپ (Sarândip).

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Examples

  • The book has a new title for the German market, 'Serendip' or Serendipity in English being the name of the hero's racing galley.

    :Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2010

  • The book has a new title for the German market, 'Serendip' or Serendipity in English being the name of the hero's racing galley.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Tim Stretton 2010

  • Arab traders knew it as "Serendip," the root of the word "serendipity."

    unknown title 2009

  • Arab traders knew it as "Serendip," the root of the word "serendipity."

    unknown title 2009

  • Arab traders knew it as "Serendip," the root of the word "serendipity."

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  • Notes Towards Day 9: A Conversation with "Serendip"

    Serendip's Exchange 2010

  • Notes Towards Day 9: A Conversation with "Serendip"

    Serendip's Exchange 2010

  • Notes Towards Day 9: A Conversation with "Serendip"

    Serendip's Exchange Anne Dalke 2010

  • Notes Towards Day 9: A Conversation with "Serendip"

    Serendip's Exchange Anne Dalke 2010

  • The word "serendipity" comes from the Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip," whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of."

    Kari Stoever: 720 Saturdays and a Silver Dollar Kari Stoever 2010

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