transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-nə-ˈsän(t)s, -ˈzän(t)s, -ˈsäⁿs, -ˈzäⁿs, ˈre-nə-ˌ, chiefly Brit ]
ri-ˈnā-s ə n(t)s noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from Old French renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be born — more at nation
Date: 1845
1. capitalized
a. : the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science
b. : the period of the Renaissance
c. : the neoclassic style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance
2. often capitalized : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity
3. : rebirth , revival