workshop English · revision 7411

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ ''(UK)''; /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[work]] and [[shop]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A room or building where manual or industrial work is done: 1582 in the OED, the 1580s in Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) MWU dates it to 1556.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Figurative uses are from 1562.^(OED 1989) A meeting for discussion, study or experiment, originally in education or the arts, is by 1937.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The verb, to present a workshop performance of a play, is from 1973.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1556 – first use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1582 – a place of work.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1937 – a discussion meeting.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1973 – the verb.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A room or building in which goods are made or repaired.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A meeting at which a group of people discuss and work on a subject or project.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To present a play in a workshop performance to develop it.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[postworkshop]]

+ * [[workshopper]]

+ * [[sheltered workshop]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[work]]

+ * [[shop]]

+ * [[workplace]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}