workshop

[ wurk-shop ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌʃɒp /

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noun

a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.

a seminar, discussion group, or the like, that emphasizes exchange of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques, skills, etc.: a theater workshop; opera workshop.

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Origin of workshop

First recorded in 1555–65; work + shop

Related formspost·work·shop, adjective

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Examples from the Web for workshop

This was the second meeting for the 21 women; their first workshop took place in New Delhi, India, in April.
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And then came the day when they walked into the London workshop of a musical instrument emporium.
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Here and there were posters featuring seminars you could attend, such as the “Refuse to Be a Victim” workshop.
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The store that had been his home and workshop for 10 years had suddenly become a place of all but certain death.
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Gratitude from attendees has taken forms ranging from tickets to a Broadway show, to a trip to Brazil to conduct a workshop.
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The kindness of some monks supplied him with his first workshop, which was the vacant cell of a monastery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
The church is not merely the priest's workshop, where he gives the sacraments and preaches to others.
The Priestly Vocation|Bishop Bernard Ward
Pulci and Poliziano join hands with girls from the workshop and the attic.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
It seems to carry us within the precincts, if not into the workshop, of the master.
The Violin|George Hart
Lucy only came out of her workshop to be seized by Mr. Fountain.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for workshop

workshop

/ (ˈwɜːkˌʃɒp) /

noun

a room or building in which manufacturing or other forms of manual work are carried on

a room in a private dwelling, school, etc, set aside for crafts

a group of people engaged in study or work on a creative project or subjecta music workshop

verb

(tr) to perform (a play) with no costumes, set, or musical accompaniment

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Word Origin and History for workshop

workshop

1580s, from work (n.) + shop (n.). Meaning "gathering for study, etc.," is from 1937.

workshop

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workshop

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