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rencontre¹

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From Middle French rencontre.

noun rencontres · rencounter

  1. archaic A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter. In the entrance hall I was somewhat surprised, and my fair companion still more so, when we met Rashleigh Osbaldistone, who could not help shewing equal wonder at our rencontre.

rencontre²

Where it comes from

From Middle English rencontren, from Middle French rencontrer.

verb rencontres · rencontring · rencontred

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of rencounter

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"rencontre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rencontre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rencontre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rencontre

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"rencontre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rencontre.

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@misc{rencontre_2026,
  title = {rencontre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rencontre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}