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/
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Proper noun

Renaissance

  1. (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.
  2. The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
  3. (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.

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Adjective

Renaissance (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the Renaissance.
  2. Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Proper noun

Renaissance ?

  1. (history) Renaissance

See also

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French renaissance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁənɛˈsɑ̃ːs/
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Proper noun

Renaissance f (proper noun, genitive Renaissance)

  1. The Renaissance

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Renaissance f (genitive Renaissance, plural Renaissancen)

  1. renaissance

Declension

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