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Renaissance
REN-ah-sahns
/ˈrɛnɪsɑːns/Listen
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Renaissance
Dictionary meaning
The European cultural and intellectual movement of the 14th–17th centuries
History and origin
French
Common mispronunciations
ren-AY-sahns
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