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renaissance

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈrenəsɑːns/ · UK /rɪˈneɪsəns/

renaissance means: The period of European history when art, learning, and science developed greatly, beginning around the fourteenth century.

noun

EUROPEAN HISTORICAL PERIODB2

The period of European history when art, learning, and science developed greatly, beginning around the fourteenth century.

  • We studied the Renaissance.
  • Florence was an important city during the Renaissance.
  • The museum has paintings by several Renaissance artists.

Common phrases: the Renaissance, Renaissance art, Renaissance painters

NEW LIFEC1

A time when something becomes popular, active, or successful again.

  • The city enjoyed a renaissance.
  • There is a renaissance in traditional music.
  • Young artists helped bring about a cultural renaissance.

How to use it: a renaissance in something (The town is seeing a renaissance in local crafts.)

Similar words: revival, rebirth

Opposites: decline

Common phrases: a cultural renaissance, artistic renaissance, renaissance in something

Questions about renaissance

What does renaissance mean?

The period of European history when art, learning, and science developed greatly, beginning around the fourteenth century.

What is renaissance in other languages?

Türkçe: Rönesans · Español: Renacimiento · Français: Renaissance · Deutsch: Renaissance · Italiano: Rinascimento · 日本語: ルネサンス

How do you pronounce renaissance?

In American English /ˈrenəsɑːns/; in British English /rɪˈneɪsəns/.

How do you use renaissance in a sentence?

We studied the Renaissance. Florence was an important city during the Renaissance.

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