Renaissance
See also: renaissance
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French renaissance.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/, /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/, /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/, /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/, /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Renaissance
- (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.
- The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
- (by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
- 1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.
- 2023 July 10, Rachel Wetzler, “The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance”, in The New York Times Styles Magazine, →ISSN:
- The Renaissance Is Having a Renaissance [title]
- 2023 November 25, Richard Waters, John Thornhill, quoting Yann LeCun, “Tech's philosophical rift over AI”, in FT Weekend, Big Read, page 6:
- Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, recently said it was “preposterous” to believe that an AI could threaten humanity. Rather, intelligent machines would stimulate a second Renaissance in learning and help us tackle climate change and cure diseases.
Derived terms
Translations
14th-century revival
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the period
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any similar revival
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Adjective
Renaissance (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
- Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.
Translations
relating to the Renaissance
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relating to the style of the Renaissance
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Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French renaissance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁənɛˈsɑ̃ːs/
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of Renaissance [sg-only, feminine]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Renaissance |
genitive | einer | der | Renaissance |
dative | einer | der | Renaissance |
accusative | eine | die | Renaissance |
Derived terms
Declension
Declension of Renaissance [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Renaissance | die | Renaissancen |
genitive | einer | der | Renaissance | der | Renaissancen |
dative | einer | der | Renaissance | den | Renaissancen |
accusative | eine | die | Renaissance | die | Renaissancen |
Further reading
- “Renaissance” in Duden online
- “Renaissance” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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