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Renaissance
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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Ren·ais·sance
/ ˈrenəˌsäns; -ˌzäns/
the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
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the culture and style of art and architecture developed during this era.
∎ [as n.] (a renaissance)
a revival of or renewed interest in something:
rail travel is enjoying a renaissance.
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Renaissance Worldwide Signs Corporate Teaming Agreement With ADPAC Corporation.
Business Wire; 12/2/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998--Renaissance Worldwide (NASDAQ:REGI), a global...business opportunities and the provision by Renaissance of consulting services to ADPAC's clients. Renaissance and ADPAC have had a long-standing...
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RENAISSANCE HOTELS HIT BY THE BLIZZARD OF '96 DEMONSTRATE THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SNOW BUSINESS
PR Newswire; 1/11/1996; 700+ words
; ...crippling effects of the Blizzard of '96, Renaissance Hotels from Boston to Washington, D...cancellations mounted with the snow, Renaissance Hotels still needed to tend to the travelers...a sampling of some of the ways that Renaissance Hotels' employees dealt with their...
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RENAISSANCE'S REBIRTH.
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/23/1998; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Although Renaissance Cosmetics Inc. won't hit the...still has vitality left in it. Renaissance, based in Stamford, Conn., tapped...Brandt Jr. in July to help prepare Renaissance for survival. Brandt, a turnaround...
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Renaissance: show must go on.(Renaissance Cosmetics founder Thomas Bonoma died in May 1997 at age of 50)
Magazine article from: WWD; 6/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...founder Thomas Bonoma's vision for Renaissance Cosmetics is alive and flourishing. Renaissance's remaining team of executives is intent...trained by a good teacher." Becker joined Renaissance early last year as group vice president...
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Renaissance Hotel Group N.V. Announces Three New Hotels In Asia
PR Newswire; 9/30/1996; 700+ words
; ...Hotel in Tianjin, is the Eleventh Renaissance Operated Hotel in China. New World Hotel in Kuala Lumpur Strengthens Renaissance Hotel Group Presence in Malaysia...World Hotel in Hanoi Will Be Third Renaissance Managed Hotel in Vietnam. CLEVELAND...
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RENAISSANCE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES BRANDING STRATEGY; THE COMPANY CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL CONSOLIDATION
PR Newswire; 9/28/1994; 700+ words
; ...NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Hotels International today announces its...Stouffer properties will officially carry the Renaissance name and will be marketed under the Renaissance Hotels and Resorts' brand. As a result...
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Renaissance Introduces Vision Plans.
Business Wire; 1/24/2008; 640 words
; ...Dental Products OKEMOS, Mich. -- Renaissance Dental introduces insured vision plans...easy to administer for employers. "Renaissance was created to provide flexibility and...Phil Wenk, D.D.S., president of Renaissance. "With this dental and vision benefits...
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Renaissance buys Dana.(Renaissance Cosmetics, Dana Group)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Cosmetics International; 2/10/1995; 700+ words
; The Dana Group has been acquired by Renaissance Cosmetics for $21.9 million. Dana...gardenia, will launch next month. Renaissance has been in acquisitive mood of late...million. The latest acquisition takes Renaissance's estimated volume up to $150 million...
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Renaissance Worldwide Endorses PeopleSoft's Integrated Front-Office/Back-Office Automation Solution.
Business Wire; 9/9/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1998-- Renaissance's Customer Management Practice and Renaissance Subsidiary, The Hunter Group, Provide...Cumulative Front- and Back-Office Experience Renaissance Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) today...
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Renaissance Hotels International: National Search Begins for the Renaissance Collegian
PR Newswire; 2/7/1997; 700+ words
; ...support of excellence in education, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts is today launching a national search for the Renaissance Collegian, who will embark on a...America and the Middle East. The Renaissance Collegian Award, in its inaugural...
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Renaissance
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Renaissance. Term meaning ‘rebirth...used the expression ‘The Renaissance period’ in The Stones of...a volume of his history of France La Renaissance (1855), and in 1860 Jacob Burckhardt...
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Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Medieval and Renaissance Europe The narratives of traditional...e. and ended the period of the Renaissance either in 1492, with Christopher...mark the end of the independence of Renaissance Italian city-states, even though...
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Harlem Renaissance
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. Known also by the names Black Renaissance or New Negro Movement, the Harlem Renaissance represented a cultural movement among African Americans roughly between the end of World War I (1918) and the beginning...
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Background: Culture and Thought in Renaissance Italy
Book article from: American Eras
Background: Culture and Thought in Renaissance Italy Recovery of Ancient Knowledge...largely by the thinkers and scholars of Renaissance Italy. Beginning with the fourteenth...inquiry to the scholars of the Italian Renaissance. Of particular importance in this regard...
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Renaissance art
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Renaissance art Style that emerged in Italy in the...decisive differences between Gothic and Renaissance painting emerged in Florence in the...individual artist. The creators of High Renaissance painting were Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo...
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