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ren⋅coun⋅ter
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rɛnˈkaʊn
tər
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–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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ren·coun·ter
(rěn-koun'tər)
n.
An unplanned meeting.
A hostile encounter or contest.
tr. & intr.v.
ren·coun·tered
,
ren·coun·ter·ing
,
ren·coun·ters
To meet unexpectedly or have an unexpected meeting.
[French
rencontre
, from Old French, from
rencontrer
,
to meet
:
re-
,
re-
+
encontrer
,
to meet
; see
encounter
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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