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renaissance
Meaning: a revival of interest, activity, or growth after a decline
renaissance in a sentence
How renaissance is used in real sentences:
The neighborhood experienced a renaissance after the old theater reopened.
Historians describe the city's sudden renaissance of art and architecture as one of the most remarkable cultural shifts of the era.
“Ecologists called the recovery a renaissance because biological activity revived after decades of decline, but they warned that one successful season proved little.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for renaissance
Other words for renaissance — revival, resurgence and rebirth — carry the same meaning.
- revival
- resurgence
- rebirth
Antonyms of renaissance
Words that mean the opposite of renaissance:
- decline
- downturn
Where it comes from
From French renaissance 'rebirth'
Memory hook
RENAISSANCE — 're-born-sance' — something old, born again.
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