B1NounMasculine
il Rinascimento
Renaissance
/ree-nah-shee-MEN-toh/
Plural: Rinascimenti
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What does ‘Rinascimento’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Il Rinascimento italiano ha cambiato la storia dell'arte.
The Italian Renaissance changed the history of art.
Firenze era il centro del Rinascimento nel Quattrocento.
Florence was the centre of the Renaissance in the 15th century.
About This Word
Literally 'rebirth'; it began in Italy (14th–17th century) and transformed European art, science, and thought.
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