naissance

[ ney-suh ns ]

/ ˈneɪ səns /

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noun

a birth, an origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organization, an idea, or a movement.

Nearby words

nairnshire, nairobi, nairu, naismith, naismith's rule, naissance, naissant, naive, naive realism, naivety, naiveté

Origin of naissance

1480–90; < French, Middle French, equivalent to nais- (stem of naître to be born < Vulgar Latin *nāscere, for Latin nāscī) + -ance -ance

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