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Wrenaissance en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɛnəsɒns/
  • /ɹɛnˈeɪsɒns/

Etymology

Blend of Wren + Renaissance, in reference to Christopher Wren, known for his work in the English Baroque style.

Meanings

  1. A style of Baroque revival architecture popular in England from the turn of the 20th century.
    • Truth to tell, most of the buildings that make up the Edwardian Wrenaissance have little to do with Wren. 2001, Adrian Tinniswood, His Invention So Fertile : A Life of Christopher Wren, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 375:
    • The reason for all this quarrying is not the discovery of a coal-rich seam beneath the Wrenaissance streets, but the local enthusiasm for subterranean development. 2012 November 9, Oliver Wainwright, “Billionaires' basements: the luxury bunkers making holes in London streets”, in The Guardian:

Hypernyms

Renaissance

wikipedia: Christopher Wren · wikipedia: English Baroque architecture