Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harlem renaissance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
harlem re-nais-sance
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

the Harlem Renaissance (canonical)

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What does harlem renaissance mean?
An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s.

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