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Revival of Learning

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[ri-vahy-vuhl uhv lur-ning] / rɪˈvaɪ vəl əv ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

  1. the Renaissance in its relation to learning, especially in literature Revival of Literature or Revival of Letters.


Etymology

Origin of Revival of Learning

First recorded in 1775–85


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How did the Revival of Learning prepare the way for modern science?

From History of Human Society by Frank W. (Frank Wilson) Blackmar

The Revival of Learning had to be effected by an isolation of the scholars.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

Three causes led to the final overthrow of the Shogunate: I. The Revival of Learning.

From The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 by Toyokichi Iyenaga

Each of its four parts—the Age of the Despots, the Revival of Learning, the Fine Arts, and Italian Literature—stood in my mind for a section; each chapter for a paragraph; each paragraph for a sentence.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

The Revival of Learning in the sixteenth century gave us several thousands of Latin words.

From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn

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