renaissance

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  1. noun A rebirth or revival.
  2. noun The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe.
  3. noun The period of this revival, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times.

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  1. French, from Old French, from renaistre, to be born again, from Vulgar Latin *renāscere, from Latin renāscī : re-, re- + nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French renaissance, Old French renaissance, renaiscence, from Middle Latin renascentia, new birth: see renascence.
 

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/rəneɪˈsɑns/
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