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Vinony

renaissance

noun

  1. rebirth
  2. historical period
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ / /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ / /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree French renaissancebor. English Renaissance Borrowed from French renaissance.

  1. Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
  2. Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.

name

Etymology: Etymology tree French renaissancebor. English Renaissance Borrowed from French renaissance.

  1. The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
  2. The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French renaissancebor. English Renaissance Borrowed from French renaissance.

  1. Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

    “the Harlem Renaissance”

    “Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.”