First Known Use: 1697
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verve
noun \ˈvərv\
: great energy and enthusiasm
Full Definition of VERVE
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archaic : special ability or talent
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Origin of VERVE
French, from Middle French, caprice, from Old French, word, gossip, from Vulgar Latin *verva, from Latin verba, plural of verbum word — more at word
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