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Noun: rencounter  ren'kawn-tu(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. A meeting, especially one that is unexpected or hostile
    "Their rencounter in the alley led to a heated argument"
Verb: rencounter  ren'kawn-tu(r)
Usage: archaic
  1. To meet unexpectedly, especially in a hostile manner; to come into conflict
    "The rival gangs rencountered in the alley"

Derived forms: rencountering, rencounters, rencountered