renewal English · revision 16171

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1603}}

+

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /rɪˈnjuːəl/, /rəˈnjuːəl/ ''(UK)''; /rɪˈnuːəl/, /rɪˈnjuːəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|renew|-al]].^(OED 2026)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) It replaced earlier nouns such as [[renewance]], [[renewing]] and [[renewment]],^(OED 2026) and an early 15th-century noun ''renew''.^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of renewing or re-establishing something: 1603, in Henoch Clapham's exposition of the ''Song of Songs''.^(OED 2026)^(MWU 2024) Etymonline dates it to the 1680s.^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Specific senses include extending a [[lease]] or [[licence]] (part of the 1603 sense),^(OED 2026) replacing or repairing something (1721),^(OED 2026) and, in the Church, spiritual renewal by the Holy Spirit, from John Wesley (1737), later used especially by [[charismatic]] Christians.^(OED 2026)^(SOED 2002) ''Urban renewal'', planned redevelopment of city areas, is from the mid-20th century;^(SOED 2002) Etymonline dates it by 1965, in American English.^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1603 – renewing or re-establishing.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1721 – replacing or repairing.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1737 – spiritual renewal.^(OED 2026)

+ * 1795 – a renewed running of a horse race.^(OED 2026)

+ * mid 20th century – urban redevelopment.^(SOED 2002)^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of renewing something, or the state of being renewed; [[revival]] or [[restoration]].^(AHD 2024)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The extension of an agreement, [[subscription]] or licence.^(AHD 2024)^(MWU 2024)

+ # The [[redevelopment]] of run-down urban areas.^(AHD 2024)^(SOED 2002)

+

+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonrenewal]]

+ * [[urban renewal]]

+

+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}