renaissance (noun)

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• Renaissance — ► NOUN 1) the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th 16th centuries. 2) (renaissance) a revival of or renewed interest in something. ORIGIN French, rebirth …   English terms dictionary

• Renaissance woman — (sometimes l.c.) a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field. * * * Renaissance man or Renaissance woman noun A person who typifies the renaissance ideal of wide ranging culture and learning • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

• Renaissance man — noun 1. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests a statistician has to be something of a generalist • Syn: ↑generalist • Ant: ↑specialist (for: ↑generalist) …   Useful english dictionary

• renaissance — UK US /rəˈneɪsəns/ US  /ˌrenəˈsɑːns/ noun [S] ► a situation when there is new interest in something and it becomes strong and active again: experience/see/undergo a renaissance »Around the beginning of the 21st century, the area s wine industry… …   Financial and business terms

• Renaissance — is spelt with a capital initial letter when it refers to the period of revival in classical forms of art and literature in the 14c to 16c. In this meaning it is commonly used in attributive position (before another noun: • A whitestone Italian… …   Modern English usage

• renaissance — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from Old French renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re + nasci to be born more at nation Date: 1845 1. capitalized a. the transitional movement in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• renaissance — noun /ɹɪˈneɪsəns,ɹəˈneɪsɑ̃s,ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns,ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ a) A rebirth or revival. b) The transition period between medieval and modern times, the Renaissance …   Wiktionary

• Renaissance Latin — noun The form of the Latin language used during the Renaissance, mainly written rather than spoken …   Wiktionary

• Renaissance — noun Renaissance is used before these nouns: ↑style, ↑writer …   Collocations dictionary

• renaissance — noun the renaissance of Byzantine art Syn: revival, renewal, resurrection, reawakening, reemergence, rebirth, reappearance, resurgence, regeneration; formal renascence …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Renaissance man — ► NOUN ▪ a person with a wide range of talents or interests …   English terms dictionary