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noun
Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: simile
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noun
Things which have no significant connection or commonality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, plural, plural-only
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History
From a poetic metaphor by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).
