1. (

• Renaissance ,
• Renascence

) the 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 centuries ;

2. (

• reincarnation ,
• rebirth ,
• renascence

) a second or new birth ;

3. (

• rebirth ,
• Renaissance ,
• Renascence

) the revival of learning and culture ;