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venew

/ˈvɛnjuː/

venew noun: a bout, or turn, as at fencing. Also the archaic spelling of venue.

Noun

venew (plural venews)

  1. (obsolete) A bout, or turn, as at fencing
    • a quick venew of witc. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    thrust, hit, veney

Also used as

venew is also the archaic spelling of venue.

Synonyms of venew

Forms of venew

pluralvenews

Words that rhyme with venew

Questions about venew

What does venew mean?
Venew means a bout, or turn, as at fencing.
What part of speech is venew?
Venew is a noun.
How do you pronounce venew?
Venew is pronounced /ˈvɛnjuː/.
What is the plural of venew?
The plural of venew is venews.

Words near venew in the dictionary

  1. venetoclax
  2. Venetocracy
  3. veneur
  4. veneurs
  5. Veneux-les-Sablons
  6. venew
  7. venewe
  8. venews
  9. veney
  10. veneys
  11. Venez

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