VENUE
What does "VENUE" mean?
The place where an event, such as a concert, conference, or trial, is held.
Meanings
- The location at which a public event or gathering takes place. The band announced the venue for their final show.
- In law, the jurisdiction or county in which a case is to be heard. The defense filed to change the venue of the trial. technical
Did you know?
- 'Venue' literally means 'a coming': it's the old French past participle of 'venir' ('to come'), sharing its root with 'avenue', 'convene', and 'event' - the place is named for the act of arriving at it.
Word origin
From Old French 'venue' ('a coming, an arrival'), the past participle of 'venir' ('to come'), from Latin 'venire'; the legal sense (the place a jury 'comes' from) developed first, and the modern 'event location' sense followed.
Remember it
VENUE shares 'ven-' with 'event' and 'avenue' - all from Latin 'venire', to come. The venue is simply where everyone comes.
A little poem
Before the lights, before the gathered roar,
the room is just a name and a locked door.
couplet
Wordplay
- The empty concert hall asked the lawyer for company. He said he'd request a change of venue.
What it teaches
A venue is nothing until people arrive; the place takes its meaning from who comes to it.
Quick facts
What does VENUE mean?
The place where an event, such as a concert, conference, or trial, is held.
Is VENUE a valid word?
Yes — VENUE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VENUE?
VENUE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VENUE come from?
From Old French 'venue' ('a coming, an arrival'), the past participle of 'venir' ('to come'), from Latin 'venire'; the legal sense (the place a jury 'comes' from) developed first, and the modern 'event location' sense followed.
What can VENUE teach us?
A venue is nothing until people arrive; the place takes its meaning from who comes to it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.