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Venue vs Context - What's the difference?

venue | context |

In obsolete terms the difference between venue and context

is that venue is a bout; a hit; a turn. See venew while context is knit or woven together; close; firm.

As nouns the difference between venue and context

is that venue is a place, especially the one where a given event is to happen while context is the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

As a verb context is

to knit or bind together; to unite closely.

As an adjective context is

knit or woven together; close; firm.

venue

English

(wikipedia venue)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place, especially the one where a given event is to happen.
  • (legal) 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.
  • * The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made. --.
  • (obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn. See venew.
  • (sports) Sport venue: a stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.}}

    Usage notes

    In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid.

    Synonyms

    See come, and confer venew, veney.

    Hyponyms

    * stadium * arena

    Related terms

    * lay a venue * bienvenue ----

    context

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
    • In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.}}
  • (senseid) (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
  • (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
  • (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

    • Antonyms

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    Derived terms

    () * context-dependent * context-free * context-sensitive * in context, compare in isolation * keyword in context, KWIC * keyword out of context, KWOC * out of context * take out of context

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "context")

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
    • (Feltham)
  • * R. Junius
    • The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
  • * Derham
    • The coats, without, are context and callous.
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