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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Renaissance man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A man who lived during the Renaissance period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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noun
A man with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: polyhistor, polymath
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noun
a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
noun
a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: generalist
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Broader terms: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
History
After the Renaissance, as such a concept of man was developed in this period.
