Venison Definition
vĕnĭ-sən, -zən
noun
The flesh of a game animal, used as food.
Webster's New World
The flesh of a deer, used as food.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Venison
Noun
Singular:
venison
Plural:
venisonsOrigin of Venison
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Middle English veneson from Old French from Latin vēnātiō vēnātiōn- hunting from vēnātus past participle of vēnārī to hunt wen-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French venison (meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt), from Latin venatio (hunt; meat from a hunt), formed on venatus, past participle of venari (to hunt).
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