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| | The Mavens' Word of the Day |
 | | In Turkish it means 'portion' or 'lot', and is a borrowing from Persian qismat, which itself is a borrowing from Arabic qismah, akin to qasama 'to divide'. |
 | | In English, kismet is used, for all intents and purposes, as a synonym for 'fate', albeit a rather cool-sounding one. |
 | | The best-known use of the word in English may be as the title of a 1953 Broadway musical, which featured "Stranger in Paradise," among other songs. |
| www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=19970610 (152 words) |
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