| 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 The act or sport of hunting; the chase. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English venerie, from Old French, from vener, to hunt, from Latin vn r . See wen-1 in Appendix I.
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