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    ren·coun·ter
    /renˈkoun(t)ər/

    noun

    • 1. a chance meeting with someone: "I was so well pleased with this rencounter that I forgot my resentment"

    verb

    • 1. meet by chance: "I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rencounterRencounter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. ren· coun· ter ren-ˈkau̇n-tər. rencountered; rencountering; rencounters. transitive verb. archaic. : to meet casually. Word History. Etymology. Middle French rencontrer to meet by chance or in hostility, from re- + encontrer to encounter. First Known Use. 1574, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › rencounterRENCOUNTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rencounter definition: a hostile meeting; battle.. See examples of RENCOUNTER used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › rencounterRencounter - definition of rencounter by The Free Dictionary

    Rencounter is an archaic word for an unexpected or hostile meeting. Learn how to pronounce, translate and use it in a sentence with examples from various sources.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRENCOUNTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Rencounter is an archaic word that means an unexpected meeting or a hostile clash. It can also be a verb meaning to meet casually or to encounter.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › rencounterrencounter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 21, 2024 · rencounter (third-person singular simple present rencounters, present participle rencountering, simple past and past participle rencountered) ( archaic, transitive) To meet, encounter, come into contact with. ( obsolete) To attack hand to hand. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. [ …],

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › rencounterRencounter Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Rencounter is a noun or verb that means a casual or unexpected meeting, or a hostile or violent encounter. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage examples of rencounter from various sources.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rencountersRencounters Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Rencontre is a noun that means a hostile meeting or a contest between forces or individuals, or a casual meeting. It comes from French and has variants or rencounter.