English Online Dictionary. What means renaissance? What does renaissance mean?
English
Etymology
From French renaissance.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/, /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/, /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/
Noun
renaissance (plural renaissances)
- A rebirth or revival.
- (historical) Alternative form of Renaissance
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Necessarian, necessarian
French
Etymology
From renaître + -ance or re- + naissance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.nɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /ʁə.ne.sɑ̃s/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
renaissance f (plural renaissances)
- rebirth, renaissance
Descendants
- → English: Renaissance
- → German: Renaissance
- → Persian: رنسانس (ronesâns)
- → Turkish: Rönesans
See also
- Renaissance
Further reading
- “renaissance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- encasernais, enracinasse