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Theater vs Studio - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between theater and studio

is that theater is a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on while studio is an artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.

theater

English

Alternative forms

* theatre (standard spelling in all English-speaking countries except the USA)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • The theater is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, it is also the return of art to life.
  • A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
    • His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
  • A lecture theatre.
  • (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
    • This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
  • (US) A cinema.
    • We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
  • Drama or performance as a profession or artform.
    • I worked in the theater for twenty-five years.

    Usage notes

    * The spelling (theatre) is the main spelling in British English, with (theater) being rare. * In United States English, (theater) accounts for about 80 percent of usage in the major corpus of usage, COCA.

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    Anagrams

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    studio

    English

    (wikipedia studio)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
    • His studio was cramped when he began as an artist.
  • An establishment where an art is taught.
    • As he gained a reputation, he took larger space and took students into his studio ,
  • A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.
    • The recording studio had some slight echo, but was good enough to make a demo.
  • A company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works.
    • The studios still make films, but they rely on the strength of their distribution.
  • A studio flat/apartment, especially one having the kitchen, living area, and sleeping area in a single room.
    • It’s a lovely little studio with almost a river view.