📝 English

"The discovery was serendipitous." What does "serendipitous" mean?

A Planned carefully
B Occurring by happy chance or accident
C Unfortunate
D Expected

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

"Serendipitous" means occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question ""The discovery was serendipitous." What does "serendipitous" mean?" is Option B: Occurring by happy chance or accident.

The other options — A) Planned carefully, C) Unfortunate, D) Expected — are incorrect for this English question. As explained above: "Serendipitous" means occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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