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:
venisons

Origin of Venison

  • 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

  • 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).

    From Wiktionary

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