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A new birth, or revival. Specifically: The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. The style of art which prevailed

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A new birth, or revival. Specifically: The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the 15th century, and the similar revival following in other countries. The style of art which prevailed at this epoch. The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and feudal despotism, developing what was original in mediæval ideas by the light of classic arts and letters. J. A. Symonds .

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• MARKETABLENESS
  Quality of being marketable.
• OTHERGUISE; OTHERGUESS
  Of another kind or sort; in another way. "Otherguess arguments." Berkeley.
• FOLLOWING EDGE
  See ABOVE
• STYLET
  A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape
• SPECIFICALLY
  In a specific manner.
• MARKETER
  One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.
• MARKETSTEAD
  A market place. Drayton.
• LEARN
  linon, for lirnon, OHG. lirnen, lernen, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l to teach, OS. lerian, OHG.leran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted ; all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf.
• SIMILARY
  Similar. Rhyming cadences of similarly words. South.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• REVIVALISM
  The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.
• MARKSMAN
  One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents. Burrill. (more info) 1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.
• MARKABLE
  Remarkable. Sandys.
• MARKIS
  A marquis. Chaucer.
• BIRTHMARK
  Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North.
• PREVAILINGLY
  So as to prevail.
• OTHER
  andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. sq. 1. Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second
• BIRTHING
  Anything added to raise the sides of a ship. Bailey.
• MARKER
  One who or that which marks. Specifically: One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards. A counter used in card playing and other games. The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment. An
• OTHERNESS
  The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.
• NOTOTHERIUM
  An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.
• TRADE-MARK
  A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of using which is recognized by law.
• SEAMARK
  Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like. Shak.
• ARAEOSTYLE
  See INTERCOLUMNIATION
• ISOGEOTHERMAL; ISOGEOTHERMIC
  Pertaining to, having the nature of, or marking, isogeotherms; as, an isogeothermal line or surface; as isogeothermal chart. -- n.
• CYCLOSTYLE
  A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred
• SMOTHER
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• ISOTHEROMBROSE
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• BOOKMARK
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• STILLBIRTH
  The birth of a dead fetus.
• COMMARK
  The frontier of a country; confines. Shelton.
• ANOTHER-GUESS
  Of another sort. It used to go in another-guess manner. Arbuthnot.
• CHILDBIRTH
  The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. Jer. Taylor.
• SURSTYLE
  To surname.
• UNMOTHERED
  Deprived of a mother; motherless.
• HALF-LEARNED
  Imperfectly learned.
• PLEUROPERITONEUM
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• AMPHIPROSTYLE
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