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renascency

renascency is the archaic form of renascence.

Meaning of renascence

Noun

renascence (plural renascences)

  1. (archaic) A new beginning or rebirth; regeneration.
    • Although at first I was puzzles, I did not have to ponder long the mystery of this man's renascence.1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 334
  2. Renewal, revival.
    • Ignored by her own time, Dickinson was sentimentalized in her renascence.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
  3. (archaic) The Renaissance.

Questions about renascency

What is renascency the archaic form of?
Renascency is the archaic form of renascence.

Words near renascency in the dictionary

  1. renarrow
  2. renarrowing
  3. renarrows
  4. renascence
  5. renascences
  6. renascency
  7. renascent
  8. renascible
  9. Renat
  10. Renata
  11. renate

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