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renaissance — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rebirth noun A fresh start or revival, whether literal, spiritual, or figurative.
  • Renaissance noun The period of renewed interest in art, science, and learning in Europe from roughly the 14th to 16th centuries, following the Middle Ages.
  • revival noun A return of something, such as interest, energy, or activity, after a period of decline.

Senses

renaissance is used for these senses in English:

  • Renaissance (by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
  • revival The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

rebirth — full definition

  1. noun A fresh start or revival, whether literal, spiritual, or figurative.
  2. verb To be, or to cause to be, renewed or revived.

Renaissance — full definition

  1. noun The period of renewed interest in art, science, and learning in Europe from roughly the 14th to 16th centuries, following the Middle Ages.
  2. noun Any period of renewed creativity, growth, or interest in something.

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