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Venue vs Rendezvous - What's the difference?

venue | rendezvous |

In obsolete terms the difference between venue and rendezvous

is that venue is a bout; a hit; a turn. See venew while rendezvous is retreat; refuge.

As nouns the difference between venue and rendezvous

is that venue is a place, especially the one where a given event is to happen while rendezvous is a meeting or date.

As a verb rendezvous is

to meet at an agreed time and place.

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

    rendezvous

    English

    Noun

  • A meeting or date.
  • I have a rendezvous with a friend in three weeks.
  • An agreement to meet; a location or time agreed upon to meet.
  • “Get the party started at the rendezvous at oh six hours.”
  • A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • an inn, the free rendezvous of all travellers
  • (label) The appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
  • * Clarendon
  • The king appointed his whole army to be drawn together to a rendezvous at Marlborough.
  • (obsolete) retreat; refuge
  • (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * (military) RV (abbreviation)

    Usage notes

    The plural rendezvous'' (/-vu/) is normally ''rendezvous'' (/-vuz/). Rarely, the form ''rendezvouses is encountered.

    Verb

  • To meet at an agreed time and place.
  • Let's rendezvous at the bordello at 8:00 and go from there.

    See also

    * rendez-vous for French definition, spelling, and pronunciation English borrowed terms English terms derived from French ----