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renaissance

re.nais.sance \.ren-*-'sa:n(t)s, -'za:n(t)s, -'sa:ns, -'za:ns, chi\ n [F, 
   fr. MF, rebirth, fr. renaistre to be born again, fr. L renasci,]efly Brit 
   ri-'na-s-*n(t)s often attrib  fr. re- + nasci to be born - more at NATION 
   cap  1a: the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern 
   times b eginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th 
   century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence 
   expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings 
   of modern science 1b: the period of the Renaissance  1c: the neoclassic 
   style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance  cap  2: a movement 
   or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity  3: REBIRTH, 
   REVIVAL