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
- nairobi,
- nairu,
- naismith,
- naismith's rule,
- naismith, james,
- naissant,
- naive,
- naive realism,
- naivete,
- naivety
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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Examples from the Web for naissance
Si cieu che vous m'avez dict sur vostre Naissance è vray, vos esteo digne di monter dedans le carozze du Roy.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3|George Augustus Sala
naissance
"birth, origin," late 15c., from Middle French naissance "birth, parentage, place of origin" (12c.), present participle of naître, from Gallo-Roman *nascere, from Latin nasci "be born" (see genus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper