Renaissance (n.)

  1. the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

    [ Syn: renaissance , renascence ]

  2. the revival of learning and culture

    [ Syn: rebirth , renaissance , renascence ]

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