renewal
nounattested in dialogue
- United States
The act of renewing.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
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.
Forms
- plural
- renewals