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rencounter

[ren-koun-ter]

noun Also, rencontre.

a hostile meeting; battle.

a contest of any kind.

a casual meeting.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to encounter casually.

Obsolete. to meet hostilely.

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

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rencounter (rɛnˈkaʊntə)

—n
1.	an unexpected meeting
2.	a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish

—vb
3.	to meet (someone) unexpectedly

[C16: from French rencontre, from rencontrer; see encounter]

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