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noun 
  1. An unplanned or unexpected meeting.
  2. A hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish.
Translations: 
    verb 
    1. (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.
    2. (transitive) To confront (someone or something).
    3. (intransitive) To meet unexpectedly.
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