VENUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does venue mean? 

• VENUE (noun)
  The noun VENUE has 2 senses:

1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

2. in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

  Familiarity information: VENUE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

locale; locus; venue

Hypernyms ("venue" is a kind of...):

scene (the place where some action occurs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("venue" is a kind of...):

jurisdiction (in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)

 Context examples 

Neptune will be conjunct the Sun in Pisces this month, drawing out your most original ideas, whether in design, music, art, or any other venue you will be working within.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)