Renascence

[ ri-nas-uh ns, -ney-suh ns ]

/ rɪˈnæs əns, -ˈneɪ səns /

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

Renaissance.

Origin of Renascence

First recorded in 1720–30; renasc(ent) + -ence

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The year 1453, when Constantinople fell into the hands of the Turks, is often taken as marking the commencement of the Renascence.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen
The great Renascence might have been liberal with its liberal education.
A Short History of England|G. K. Chesterton
But such a stimulus, the renascence of Eastern Asia, or a great German fleet upon the ocean, may presently supply.
Anticipations|Herbert George Wells
Such an advance in our conceptions took place after the Renascence.
Progress and History|Various

As for the Renascence palace, it was, so to speak, invested by one-half of the troops; and no one was able to obtain admittance.
813|Maurice Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for renascence

renascence

/ (rɪˈnæsəns, -ˈneɪ-) /

noun

a variant of renaissance

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Word Origin and History for renascence

renascence

"rebirth; state of being reborn," 1727, from renascent + -ence. As a native alternative to The Renaissance, first used in 1869 by Matthew Arnold. Related: Renascency (1660s).

Renascence

noun (sometimes lowercase)

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renascence

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