renascence

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see also: Renascence

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɹɪˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹɪˈnas(ə)ns/

Noun

renascence (plural renascences)

1. (now rare) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration.
   • 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage 2004, p. 334:

     Although at first I was puzzles, I did not have to ponder long the mystery of this man's renascence.

2. Renewal, revival.
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     Ignored by her own time, Dickinson was sentimentalized in her renascence.

3. (now rare) The Renaissance.

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Renascence

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Proper noun

1. (US) Alternative spelling of Renaissance

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