rencounter
Americannoun
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a hostile meeting; battle.
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a contest of any kind.
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a casual meeting.
verb (used with or without object)
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to encounter casually.
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Obsolete. to meet hostilely.
noun
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an unexpected meeting
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a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish
verb
Etymology
Origin of rencounter
From the Middle French word rencontrer, dating back to 1495–1505. See re-, encounter
Example Sentences
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I emphasize it specially here that this war was mortal rencounter between two different nations.
From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin
The sensation created on the following day by the exaggerated reports of the fearful rencounter and unheard of bravery of the tradesmen, was in proportion to the occasion.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
Continuing onward, and hardly recovered from my astonishment at the rencounter with the coyotes, when up bounded, within thirty yards, three large deer, and with the coolest impudence stared me full in the face.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
But the rencounter at Rakoniz," observed Henry Schlick, "remained, as I have heard, undecided.
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried
His rencounter with her had undoubtedly been providential, as he had not the slightest idea that she could possibly be in his neighbourhood.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
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