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   rencounter

   /rɛnˈkaʊntə/

   noun

   • 1. a chance meeting with someone: "I was so well pleased with this rencounter that I forgot my resentment"
   • ▪ a battle, skirmish, or duel: "three little rencounters have happened with the enemy"

   verb

   • 1. meet by chance: "I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French rencontre (noun), rencontrer ‘meet face to face’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • C

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