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renaissance¹

  • /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ UK
  • /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ UK
  • /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/ UK
  • /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ Canada, US
  • /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French renaissance.

noun renaissances

  1. A rebirth or revival. On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial po
  2. historical Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance

Renaissance²

  • /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ UK
  • /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ UK
  • /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/ UK
  • /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/ UK
  • /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ US
  • /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ US
  • /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/ Australia
  • /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/ Australia
  • /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/ Australia
  • /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/ New Zealand
  • /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/ New Zealand
  • /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French renaissance.

proper noun the Renaissance

  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.

noun Renaissances

  1. broadly Any similar artistic or intellectual revival. the Harlem Renaissance

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
  2. not comparable Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.

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noun rebirth or revival

Españolrenacimiento
中文復興 /复兴 fùxīng
DeutschWiedergeburt
Italianorinascimento
Русскийвозрожде́ние vozroždénije
Tiếng Việtphục hưng

name 14th-century revival

EspañolRenacimiento
한국어르네상스 reunesangseu, 문예부흥 munyebuheung
日本語文芸復興 bungeifukkō, ルネサンス runesansu, ルネッサンス runessansu
中文文藝復興 /文艺复兴 Wényì Fùxīng
हिन्दीपुनर्जागरण punarjāgraṇ
PortuguêsRenascença, Renascimento
FrançaisRenaissance
DeutschRenaissance
ItalianoRinascimento
ΕλληνικάΑναγέννηση Anagénnisi
RomânăRenaștere, Renașterea
РусскийРенесса́нс Rɛnɛssáns, Возрожде́ние Vozroždénije, эпо́ха Возрожде́ния epóxa Vozroždénija
Tiếng ViệtPhục Hưng
العربيةنَهْضَة nahḍa, عَصْر اَلنَّهْضَة ʕaṣr an-nahḍa

name the period

Españolrenacimiento
日本語ルネサンス runesansu, ルネッサンス runessansu
PortuguêsRenascença
DeutschRenaissance
ItalianoRinascimento
ΕλληνικάΑναγέννηση Anagénnisi
Русскийэпо́ха Возрожде́ния epóxa Vozroždénija
العربيةعَصْر اَلنَّهْضَة ʕaṣr an-nahḍa, اَلنَّهْضَة an-nahḍa

noun any similar revival

Españolrenacimiento
Portuguêsrenascença
Françaisrenaissance
DeutschRenaissance, Wiedergeburt
Italianorinascimento, rinascenza
Ελληνικάαναγέννηση anagénnisi
Русскийвозрожде́ние vozroždénije

adj relating to the Renaissance

Portuguêsrenascentista
Deutschrenaissancistisch
Italianorinascimentale
Ελληνικάαναγεννησιακός anagennisiakós
Românărenascentist
Русскийренессансный renessansnyj

adj relating to the style of the Renaissance

Portuguêsrenascentista
Deutschrenaissancistisch
Italianorinascimentale
Ελληνικάαναγεννησιακός anagennisiakós
Românărenascentist
Русскийренессансный renessansnyj

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@misc{renaissance_2026,
  title = {renaissance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/renaissance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}