Meaning of Renaissance faire | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“Mt Gox, for instance, started as a trading venue for enthusiastic nerds who loved fantasy games; its name⟳, Mt Gox, stands for Magic the Gathering Online Exchange⟳, where users traded cards for the game, giving bitcoins a place⟳ in the fringe-culture Venn diagram between Dungeons & Dragons and Renaissance faires. Fun stuff, but not really the stuff of mainstream legitimacy.”

“Victoria Jamieson's Newbery-Honor-winning debut graphic novel, "Roller Girl," was terrific; her "All's Faire in Middle School" is even better. It's the epic of Impy, a.k.a. Imogene, an 11-year-old homeschooled girl who's grown up in the world of Renaissance faires.”

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