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Renascence
Re·nas·cence
/
rɪˈnæs
əns, -ˈneɪ
səns
/
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[
ri-
nas
-
uh
ns, -
ney
-s
uh
ns
]
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noun
(
sometimes lowercase
)
Renaissance
.
Origin:
1720–30;
renasc(ent)
+
-ence
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renaissance
or
renascence
(rəˈneɪsəns,
US
ˈrɛnəˌsɒns)
—
n
a revival or rebirth, esp of culture and learning
[C19: from French, from Latin
re-
+
nascī
to be born]
renascence
or
renascence
—
n
[C19: from French, from Latin
re-
+
nascī
to be born]
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renascence
(rɪˈnæsəns, -ˈneɪ-)
—
n
a variant of
renaissance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
renascence
1727, from renascent, from L. renascentem (nom. renascens), prp. of renasci "be born again" (see
renaissance
). First used as a native alternative to, The Renaissance in 1869 by Matthew Arnold.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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