venue
//ˈvɛnjuː//
Forms
- Plural
- venues
Definitions
1.A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
2.A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
- The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made.
3.A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
4.The place where something happens; especially, one formally recognized as an appropriate one for that occurrence.
- The metalworking forum is not the venue for this discussion about politics.
- A care transition often involves a change in venue, which presents a risk of missed follow-up.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4968
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come).
Doublet of veny.