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ren⋅con⋅tre

[ren-kon-ter; Fr. rahn-kawn-truh ]
–noun, plural -tres [-terz; Fr. -truh ] .
rencounter.

Origin:
< F

ren⋅coun⋅ter

[ren-koun-ter]
–noun Also, rencontre.
1. a hostile meeting; battle.
2. a contest of any kind.
3. a casual meeting.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to encounter casually.
5. Obsolete. to meet hostilely.

Origin:
1495–1505; < MF rencontrer. See re-, encounter
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