renewal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English renewal From renew + -al.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of renewing.
The renewal of track by cranes and special tracklaying machines which lift out entire 60 ft. lengths of old track and lay in pre-assembled 60 ft. lengths of new, allows the process of renewal to proceed at a considerably faster rate than possible by older methods.
1953 September, “Restoring British Permanent Way to Prewar Standards”, in Railway Magazine, page 587:
- (countable, uncountable) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| renewals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
renewalism · renewal theory · prerenewal · nonrenewal · renewalist · autorenewal · non-renewal · postrenewal · urban renewal · Markov renewal process
Synonyms
Translations (45)
la renovātiō (act of renewing) · grc ἀνακαίνωσις (act of renewing) · bg подновяване (act of renewing) · ka აღდგენა (act of renewing) · az yeniləşmə (act of renewing) · eo renoviĝo (act of renewing) · nb fornyelse (act of renewing) · ar تَجْدِيد (act of renewing) · oc renovelament (act of renewing) · ja 更新 (act of renewing) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (act of renewing) · cs obnovení (act of renewing) · bg обновя́ване (act of renewing) · ka განახლება (act of renewing) · az bərpa (act of renewing) · fi toisto (offensive action made immediately after a parried one) · de Erneuerung (act of renewing) · es renovación (act of renewing) · oc renovèl (act of renewing) · fi uusinta (offensive action made immediately after a parried one) · pl odnowienie (act of renewing) · fa تجدید (act of renewing) · tr yenileme (act of renewing) · ga athnuachan (act of renewing) · pt renovamento (act of renewing) · fi uudistaminen (act of renewing) · mk обнову́вање (act of renewing) · grc ἀνανέωσις (act of renewing) · uk оно́влення (act of renewing) · fa نوگان (act of renewing) · pt renovação (act of renewing) · pl odnowa (act of renewing) · uk відно́влення (act of renewing) · ca renovació (act of renewing) · ml പുതുക്കൽ (act of renewing) · ru продле́ние (act of renewing) · ru возрожде́ние (act of renewing) · fr renouvellement (act of renewing) · fr renouvèlement (act of renewing) · gv aachiaddey (act of renewing) · cs obnova (act of renewing) · ru обновле́ние (act of renewing) · es reanudación (act of renewing) · fi uusiminen (act of renewing) · cmn 更新 (act of renewing)