rencounter

[ ren-koun-ter ]
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nounAlso rencontre.
  1. a hostile meeting; battle.

  2. a contest of any kind.

  1. a casual meeting.

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to encounter casually.

  2. Obsolete. to meet hostilely.

Origin of rencounter

1
From the Middle French word rencontrer, dating back to 1495–1505. See re-, encounter

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rencounter

/ (rɛnˈkaʊntə) archaic /


nounAlso: rencontre (rɛnˈkɒntə)
  1. an unexpected meeting

  2. a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish

verb
  1. to meet (someone) unexpectedly

Origin of rencounter

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C16: from French rencontre, from rencontrer; see encounter

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