Renaissance | Mean of renaissance in English Dictionary

/ˈrɛnəˌsɑːns/

• Noun
• 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
1. a book on the Renaissance
2. a Renaissance scholar/painter
3. Renaissance art
• a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that has not been popular in a long time
1. The magazine began when the country was undergoing a culinary renaissance. [=rebirth]
2. The city has experienced a renaissance [=renewal, revival] of interest in historic preservation.
• a period of new growth or activity
1. the city's economic renaissance [=revival, rebirth]