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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRenaissance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Renaissance
"Die Epoche der Renaissance brachte viele Veränderungen."
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A revival of or renewed interest in something.
"The city is experiencing a cultural renaissance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word renaissance, meaning 'rebirth', stemming from the Old French re- (again) and naître (to be born, from Latin nasci). Originally used to describe the 14th-to-17th-century European cultural and artistic awakening, the term has evolved to signify any period of renewed interest, revival, or flourishing in art, learning, or general culture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Renaissance" is said worldwide
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renaissance
Transliteration: renaissance
"Nous assistons à une véritable renaissance culturelle."
Renaissance
Transliteration: Renaissance
"Die Epoche der Renaissance brachte viele Veränderungen."
rinascimento
Transliteration: rinascimento
"Il Rinascimento è stato un periodo di grande fioritura artistica."
renacimiento
Transliteration: renacimiento
"El renacimiento cultural trajo nuevas ideas."
renascimento
Transliteration: renascimento
"O renascimento foi marcado por grandes descobertas."
पुनर्जागरण
Transliteration: punarjagaran
"यह काल भारतीय कला का पुनर्जागरण था।"
复兴
Transliteration: fùxīng
"这座城市正在经历经济复兴。"
르네상스
Transliteration: reunesangseu
"문학의 르네상스가 시작되었습니다."
ルネサンス
Transliteration: runesansu
"その町は芸術のルネサンスを迎えている。"
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