| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ner·vure |
| PRONUNCIATION: | nûr vy r |
| NOUN: | 1. Botany See vein (sense 2). 2. Zoology See vein3). | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French nerveure, strap, from nerf, sinew, from Latin nervus. See nerve.
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