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title: Top 20 dictionary searches
date: "2002-01-24T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1464
description: I explored the top twenty dictionary searches from Cambridge, which lists 'serendipity' as the most-queried word. This term identifies the lucky tendency to find valuable things by chance, highlighting a popular interest in unexpected discovery.
keywords: [cambridge dictionary, serendipity, word trends, vocabulary, lexicography, linguistics]
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The [top 20 dictionary searches](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/top20.htm) on Cambridge's dictionary puts [serendipity](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=B&key=serendipity*1+0) on top. It means "the lucky tendency to find interesting or valuable things just by chance."