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Renaissance

Syllabification: (Ren·ais·sance)
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Definition of Renaissance
  • the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th-16th centuries.
  • the culture and style of art and architecture developed during this era.
  • (as noun a renaissance) a revival of or renewed interest in something:rail travel is enjoying a renaissance

Origin:

from French renaissance, from re- 'back, again' + naissance 'birth' (from Latin nascentia, from nasci 'be born')

Renaissance in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Renaissance in the British & World English dictionary