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Word: Renaissance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from French renaissance, from re- ‘back, again’ + naissance ‘birth’ (from Latin nascentia, from nasci ‘be born’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈneɪs(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈneɪsɑːns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈneɪsɒ̃s
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
Short Definition:revival of European art and literature under influence of classical models in 14th-16th centuries
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