 Definitions of Renaissance [ˌrɛn əˈsɑns, -ˈzɑns, -ˈsɑ̃s, ˈrɛn əˌsɑns, -ˌzɑns, -ˌsɑ̃s;] 
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1. (n.) Renaissance
the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
2. Renaissance
the forms and treatments in art used during this period.
3. Renaissance
(sometimes l.c.) any similar revival in the world of art and learning.
4. Renaissance
(l.c.) renewal; rebirth:
a moral renaissance.
5. (adj.) Renaissance
of, pertaining to, or suggestive of the European Renaissance:
Renaissance attitudes.
6. Renaissance
of or pertaining to the style of architecture and decoration originating in Italy in the 15th century, characterized by the revival and adaptation of ancient Roman motifs and forms, including the classical orders, and by an emphasis on symmetry.
Etymology: (1830–40; < F, MF: rebirth =renaiss- (s. of renaistre to be born again < L renāscī; re-re - +nāscī to be born) +-ance -ance)
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| Definition of 'Renaissance' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Renaissance, Renascence
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
2. (noun) rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence
the revival of learning and culture
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| Definition of 'Renaissance' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Renaissance
a new birth, or revival
2. (noun) Renaissance
the transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries
3. (noun) Renaissance
the style of art which prevailed at this epoch
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| Definitions of 'Renaissance' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Renaissance
the name given to the revolution in literature and art in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries, caused by the revival of the study of ancient models in the literature and art of Greece and Rome, especially the former, and to the awakening in the cultured classes of the free and broad humanity that inspired them, an epoch which marks the transition from the rigid formality of mediæval to the enlightened freedom of modern times.
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