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venue

ven·ue
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ven-yoo]
    • /ˈvɛn yu/
    • /ˈven.juː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ven-yoo]
    • /ˈvɛn yu/

Definitions of venue word

  • noun venue Law. the place of a crime or cause of action. the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried. the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held. the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn. 1
  • noun venue the scene or locale of any action or event. 1
  • noun venue the position taken by a person engaged in argument or debate; ground. 1
  • noun venue of event 1
  • noun venue law: trial location 1
  • countable noun venue The venue for an event or activity is the place where it will happen. 0

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Origin of venue

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English venue an attack < Middle French: literally, a coming, Old French, feminine past participle of venir to come < Vulgar Latin *venūta, for Latin venta, equivalent to ven(īre) to come + -ta feminine past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Venue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

venue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

venue usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for venue

noun venue

  • dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
  • forum — the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
  • locale — a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it: to move to a warmer locale.
  • location — memory location
  • longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.

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