English
renaissance
see also: Renaissance
Etymology

From French renaissance.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/,
  • (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
Noun

renaissance (plural renaissances)

  1. A rebirth or revival.
  2. (historical) Alternative form of Renaissance
Translations
Renaissance
Etymology

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/, /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/, /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/
  • (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/, /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/, /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/
Proper noun
  1. (historical) The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
  2. The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
Translations Translations Noun

renaissance (plural renaissances)

  1. (by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
    the Harlem Renaissance
Translations Adjective

renaissance (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
  2. Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.
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