chance-medley
chance-medley · chance-medleys
доля, щастя, багатство
судьба, рок, доля
Glück, Schicksal, Vermögen
The killing of another in self-defence upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounterThe killing of another in self-defence upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)The killing of another in self-defence upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter.
an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Luck; chance; accident.
Origin
From Old French chance medlée, literally "mingled chance", with postpositive adjective (ofFrom Old French chance medlée, literally "mingled chance", with postpositive adjective (often confused because of the fact that medley is also a noun).
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Forms
plural: chance-medleysSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable