Definitions for rencounter
rɛnˈkaʊn tərren·counter

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rencounternoun

   An encounter between opposing forces; a conflict.

2. rencounternoun

   An encounter or chance meeting.

3. rencounterverb

   To meet, encounter, come into contact with.

4. Etymology: From Old (and modern) French rencontrer (verb), rencontre (noun), corresponding to re- + Old French encontrer ‘encounter’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rencounternoun

   Etymology: rencontre, Fr.

   1. Clash; collision.

   You may as well expect two bowls should grow sensible by rubbing, as that the rencounter of any bodies should awaken them into perception. Collier.

   2. Personal opposition.

   Virgil’s friends thought fit to alter a line in Venus’s speech, that has a relation to the rencounter. Addison.

   So when the trumpet sounding gives the sign,
   The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join:
   So meet, and so renew the dextrous fight;
   Their clattering arms with the fierce shock resound. George Granville.

   3. Loose or casual engagement.

   The confederates should turn to their advantage their apparent odds in men and horse; and by that means out-number the enemy in all rencounters and engagements. Addison.

   4. Sudden combat without premeditation.

2. To Rencounterverb

   Etymology: ] [ rencontrer, Fr.

   1. To clash; to collide.2. To meet an enemy unexpectedly.3. To skirmish with another.4. To fight hand to hand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rencounterverb

   to meet unexpectedly; to encounter

2. Rencounterverb

   to attack hand to hand

3. Rencounterverb

   to meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish

4. Rencounternoun

   a meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement

5. Rencounternoun

   a causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties

6. Etymology: [F. rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See Encounter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rencounter

   ren-kownt′ėr, Rencontre, räng-kong′tr, n. a meeting in contest: a casual combat: a collision.—v.t. to encounter. [Fr. rencontre.]

How to pronounce rencounter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rencounter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rencounter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rencounter
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rencounter
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rencounter
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rencounter