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Renaissance Man

nounid 123166·updated May 18, 2026
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a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics

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Renaissance MansRenaissance Men
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Renaissance Man's
pluralpossessive
Renaissance Mans'Renaissance Men's

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
§2
a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics
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