Three Princes of Serendip

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always make discoveries by accident. [Br. Lit.: Three Princes of Serendip]

See : Chance

Three Princes of Serendip

adventures of three Ceylonese princes who continually discover things they are not looking for. [Persian Lit.: Benét, 915]

See : Luck, Good

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No references found			The word is a takeoff from Horace Walpole's book, The Three Princes of Serendip. Lots of luck. (Parting Thoughts) by Kreyche, Gerald F. / USA Today (Magazine) The 18th century author Horace Walpole invented this word, based on a Persian tale: "The Three Princes of Serendip. What's in a word? On etymological slurs by Moore, Michael / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics It was coined by Horace Walpole after the characters in the fairy tale, The Three Princes of Serendip. ANY QUESTIONS: History behind a lovely word by Draper, Keith / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Threadneedle Street threadworm Threat threat and risk assessment threat collision avoidance system threat management three Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge three blind mice Three Choirs Festival three circles Three Emperors' League Three Faces of Eve, The Three Gorges Dam Three Henrys, War of the Three Holy Children Three Island Crossing State Park Three Kingdoms Three Kings Three Kings Day in Indian Pueblos three men in a boat Three Mile Island Three Musketeers, The three nails Three Pagodas Pass Three Princes of Serendip Three Rivers Three Rivers State Park Three Saints Bay Three Sisters, The Three Stooges Three Stooges, the Three Weeks three wise men three wise men of Gotham Three Young Men Three, Rule of three-address code three-address instruction three-alpha process three-arm protractor three-axis stabilization three-bay barn three-bay threshing barn Three-Body Problem three-body recombination three-centered arch three-coat work three-day fever three-decibel coupler three-decision problem			Three of Spades Three Pagoda Pass Three Pagodas Pass Three Persons of God Three Persons of God Three phase Three Phase and Neutral Three Phase Commit Three Phase DDM Three Phase Dividend Discount Model Three phase gas counting tube Three phase loads Three piece suit Three pipe problem Three pipe problem Three Plus Letter Acronym Three Point Three Point Hitch Three Point Trading Post Three Point Waterfront Three pointer Three Pole, Double Throw Three poles Three powers of government Three powers of government Three powers of the State Three powers of the State Three Princes of Serendip Three Quarter Blues three R's Three Random Initial Three ring circus Three ring circus Three ring circus Three Ringer Three Rings Three River Rowing Association Three Rivers Three Rivers Three Rivers (disambiguation) Three Rivers (disambiguation) Three Rivers Advertising Specialty Association Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers Three Rivers Aluminium Company Three Rivers Arts Festival Three Rivers Association of Realtors Three Rivers Center for Independent Living Three Rivers Community Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. Three Rivers Community College Three Rivers Community Foundation Three Rivers Community Hospital Three Rivers Competition Riders Three Rivers Computer Corporation Three Rivers Contingency Planning Association

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