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Re⋅nas⋅cence

  [ri-nas-uhns, -ney-suhns]
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–noun (sometimes lowercase)
Renaissance.
Origin:
1720–30; renasc(ent) + -ence
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re·nas·cence   (rĭ-nās'əns, -nā'səns)   
n.  

  1. A new birth or life; a rebirth.

  2. A cultural revival; a renaissance.

  3. Renascence Renaissance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth 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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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