rencounter

American  

[ren-kaun-ter] / rɛnˈkaʊn tər /

noun

1. a hostile meeting; battle.

2. a contest of any kind.

3. a casual meeting.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to encounter casually.

2. Obsolete. to meet hostilely.

rencounter British  

/ rɛnˈkaʊntə /

noun

1. an unexpected meeting

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

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verb

1. to meet (someone) unexpectedly

Etymology

Origin of rencounter

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

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Example Sentences

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rencounter

And to this feeling every unusual circumstance of our rencounter, the darkness in which we had fought, our nakedness, even the resin on the twine, appeared to contribute.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

The two old Cavaliers laid about them in a style worthy of their best and most chivalrous days, and the citizens as stoutly supported them although but poorly armed and equipped for such a rencounter.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers

Naught, from the evening of the rencounter, had we heard or seen of Ludolf.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by

This rencounter was a real misfortune; as, in the battle which ensued, the former disobedience and mad vagaries of Landais, her commander, were about to be converted into absolute treason.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

But the rencounter at Rakoniz," observed Henry Schlick, "remained, as I have heard, undecided.

From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Spiegfried Kohn

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