nais|sance

nais|sance
nais|sance «NAY suhns», noun.
origin; birth: »

Why then this sudden renaissance, or, more properly, naissance of an art? (New York Times).

[< French naissance birth; see etym. under Renaissance (Cf.Renaissance)]

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  • pho|to|re|con|nais|sance — «FOH toh rih KON uh suhns», noun. aerial reconnaissance during which information is gathered by taking aerial photographs: »Photoreconnaissance indicated that the enemy had…a larger type of rocket (James Phinney Baxter) …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|con|nais|sance — «rih KON uh suhns», noun. an examination or survey, especially for military purposes. ╂[< French reconnaissance < Old French recognnoissance. See etym. of doublet recognizance. (Cf. ↑recognizance)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… …   English syllables

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  • re·nais·sance — /ˈrɛnəˌsɑːns, Brit ˈrıˈneısn̩s/ noun 1 the Renaissance : the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy a book on the Renaissance… …   Useful english dictionary

  • naissance — nais·sance …   English syllables

  • naissance — nais•sance [[t]ˈneɪ səns[/t]] n. the birth or origination of a person, organization, idea, or movement • Etymology: 1480–90; < F, MF, =nais (s. of naître to be born < VL *nāscere, for L nāscī) + ance ance …   From formal English to slang

  • Renaissance — Comeback; Rückkehr; Wiedergeburt; Auferweckung; Wiederauferstehung; Wiederauflebung * * * Re|nais|sance [rənɛ sã:s], die; , n: 1. <ohne Plural> historische Epoche (im 14. Jahrhundert von Italien ausgehend), die auf eine Wiederbelebung der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hochrenaissance — Hoch|re|nais|sance 〈[ rənɛsã:s] f.; ; unz.〉 zweiter Abschnitt der Renaissance vom Ende der Früh bis zur Spätrenaissance, in Italien etwa 1500 1530 * * * Hoch|re|nais|sance, die: Blütezeit der Renaissance. * * * Hoch|re|nais|sance, die: Blütezeit… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Frührenaissance — Früh|re|nais|san|ce 〈[ rənɛsã:s] f. 19; unz.〉 erster Abschnitt der Renaissance bis zur Hochrenaissance, in Italien etwa 1420 bis 1500 * * * Früh|re|nais|sance, die: Frühzeit der kunstgeschichtlichen Epoche der Renaissance. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

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