Present participle of renew; making new again, restoring to original condition, or extending the validity of something.
From Old French renoveler (re- 'again' + noveler 'to make new'), from Latin novus 'new.' The concept combines repetition with freshness, suggesting cyclical restoration.
Renewal is paradoxical - it means making something new again, which seems contradictory. This reflects how humans think about time and restoration: we can't truly return to the past, but we can restore past qualities to present conditions.
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