| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ven·er·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v n  -r |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ven·er·ies
Archaic 1. Indulgence in or pursuit of sexual activity. 2. The act of sexual intercourse. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English venerie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin veneria, from Latin venus, vener-, desire, love. See wen-1 in Appendix I.
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