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prescient(dictionary)

venue (iou) and prescient (oh)


venue (iou)



venue noun. See also VENY. ME.
[Old & mod. French, use as noun of fem. pa. pple of venir come from Latin venire.]
a. A sally in order to assault someone, an attack. rare. Only in ME.
b. = VENY 1. L16-M17.
c. = VENY 2. L16-E19.
a. Law (now Hist.). The county, district, or locality within which a cause must be tried and a jury gathered (orig. the neighbourhood of the crime etc.). M16.
b. The scene of a real or supposed action or event. M19.
c. An appointed meeting-place, esp. for a sporting match or competition; a site or building for a theatrical, musical, etc., performance or event; a rendezvous. M19.
City Limits He..promoted the pub as a soul, rock and punk venue. Guardian They..suggested Geneva or Paris as a venue for initial discussions. S. Middleton I'll decide on the date of the wedding...You can choose the venue.

prescient (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of praescire 'to know before']
able to imagine or know what will happen in the future
-- prescience n [U]