renaissance — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

arab, communist, established, fascinated, last, neo-classical, possible, scholastic

The neo-classical renaissance in architecture inspired many new buildings throughout the city.

VERB + RENAISSANCE

belongs, echo, like, sort

The 1960s music scene helped spark a folk renaissance that still echoes today.

RENAISSANCE + NOUN

art, artists, composer, dignity, florence, foundation, human, ideas

Renaissance artists transformed European culture through their revolutionary approach to painting and sculpture.

PREP.

during, in, in, on, with

During the Renaissance, artists and scholars rediscovered the wisdom of ancient Greece and Rome.

Definitions

noun

1

A rebirth or revival.

On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial power— the reconquest of the power of decision in all domains of national life, the prelude to that reconquest of identity which is at the heart of the renaissance undertaken on the basis of fundamental national demands, and ceaselessly contested, by every means available, on every level, and notably on the internal level'.

The news of her death is shocking, in part, because she was in the midst of a late-career renaissance. It seemed possible that we would see her continue to play some of these characters, not to mention a raft of new ones, for another generation.

2

Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance.

name

1

The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.

2

The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.

noun

1

Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

the Harlem Renaissance

Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the revival of learning and culture

noun — the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ag

renascence

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the indepe

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The news of her death is shocking, in part, because she was in the midst of a late-career renaissance. It seemed possible that we would see her continue to play some of these characters, not to mentio

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the Harlem Renaissance

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Gelernter believes that computers and their mirror-world capabilities will usher in a Renaissance of the human spirit.

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Out of every Dark Age there emerged new Renaissances of civilization (Goody 2010; Modelski 2007), and over time they expanded the boundaries of civilization leading to the formation of new empires suc

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The Renaissance established the dignity of man.

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Usage Notes

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