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Definition of venue
1a : locale 1; also : a place where events of a specific type are held music venuesb : outlet 1c
2a : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held requested a change of venueb : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arisesc : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority
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Examples of venue in a Sentence
The venue of the trial has been changed.
The nightclub provided an intimate venue for her performance.
Recent Examples of venue from the Web
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Each event costs an additional $10, with proceeds going to the artists and the venue.
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Most striking of all was Mr Trump’s venue: a summit of the Three Seas Initiative.
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New targets include restaurants and entertainment venues with novel themes.
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Additional events at each venue include a softball players' camp, an invitational tournament and Team USA and Alabama All-Stars practices open to ticket holders.
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In addition to the concert venue, the renovated facility would include a permanent 7,000-square-foot display on the history of beer.
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In recent years that venue hosted smaller bands, but this year it was expanded to a full stage featuring some of the same bands as on the Breidert Green stage.
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As a result of last year's venue change, Florida gets an extra home game this year, with LSU traveling to Gainesville in both 2017 and 2018.
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The 45-seat, acoustically balanced Audiotheque space in the 924 building serves as a sound art lab and cozy presentation venue for Subtropics concerts and follow-up discussions.
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Origin and Etymology of venue
borrowed from Anglo-French, probably alteration (by assimilation to venue “arrival, attendance”) of vinné, visné, literally, “neighborhood, neighbors,” going back to Vulgar Latin *vīcīnātus, re-formation of Latin vīcīnitās vicinity
VENUE Defined for English Language Learners
venue
playDefinition of venue for English Language Learners
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: the place where an event takes place
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venue
playLegal Definition of venue
1 : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises —used especially at common law
2 : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held — see also change of venue — compare jurisdiction
3 : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority
Origin and Etymology of venue
Anglo-French, place where a jury is summoned, alteration (influenced by venue arrival, attendance) of vinné visné, literally, neighborhood, neighbors, from Old French, ultimately from Latin vicinus neighboring
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