Noun: renaissance ,re-nu'són(t)s [N. Amer], ri'ney,s(ó)n(t)s or ri'ney-s(u)n(t)s [Brit]
- 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
"Leonardo da Vinci was a key figure of the Renaissance";
- Renaissance, Renascence
- The revival of learning and culture
"The Italian Renaissance gave birth to many masterpieces of art";
- rebirth, Renaissance, Renascence
Derived forms: renaissances
Type of: age, historic period, resurgence, revitalisation [Brit], revitalization, revival, revivification
Part of: history
Encyclopedia: Renaissance, Lewisham