nervation

[ nur-vey-shuhn ]

noun

Origin of nervation

1
First recorded in 1715–25; nerve + -ation
  • Also ner·va·ture [nur-vuh-choor, -cher]. /ˈnɜr vəˌtʃʊər, -tʃər/.

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British Dictionary definitions for nervation

nervation

nervature (ˈnɜːvətʃə)

/ (nɜːˈveɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a less common word for venation

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