nnoun.timethe 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 centuriesSynset:Renaissance Renascence
Part Holonyms:history
Instance Hypernyms:age historic period
Inherited Hypernyms:renaissancehistoric perioderatime periodfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:High Renaissance Italian Renaissance quattrocento
nnoun.actthe revival of learning and cultureSynset:Renaissance Renascence rebirth
Derivationally Related Form:renascent
Hypernyms:resurgence revitalisation revitalization revival revivification
Inherited Hypernyms:rebirthrevivalimprovementtransformationchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity