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From the Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip" (Serendip being the old name for Sri Lanka)...
Coined by Horace Walpole in 1754 in a letter to his friend, describing his ability to discover things he wasn't looking for...
From Latin "mellifluus" meaning "flowing with honey" - from "mel" (honey) + "fluere" (to flow)...
First used in English in the 15th century, during a time when Latin was the language of scholars and the church...
From Latin "ineffabilis" meaning "unable to be spoken" - from "in-" (not) + "effabilis" (speakable)...
First used in English in the 14th century, often in religious contexts to describe divine experiences...
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