Although it originally comes from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka, via the Persian fairy tale…

It is deemed as one of the most beautiful words in the English language and one of the most difficult to translate due to its whimsical nature.
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Although it originally comes from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka, via the Persian fairy tale of the Three Princes of Serendip, which was picked up on by Horace Walpole.
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Written by Matthew Clapham4.1K Followers
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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