studio
Americannoun
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studios
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the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
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a room or place for instruction or experimentation in one of the performing arts.
a dance studio.
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a room or set of rooms specially equipped for broadcasting radio or television programs, making phonograph records, filming motion pictures, etc.
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all the buildings and adjacent land required or used by a company engaged in the production of motion pictures.
noun
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a room in which an artist, photographer, or musician works
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a room used to record television or radio programmes, make films, etc
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(plural) the premises of a radio, television, or film company
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Etymology
Origin of studio
First recorded in 1800–10; 1910–15 studio for def. 4; from Italian, from Latin studium; see study
Explanation
A studio is a room or space where an artist either teaches classes or does their work. If you make pottery, you might dream of one day having a studio in your back yard. A studio is an artist's dedicated space for making art, whether they're a painter, photographer, or even a writer. Films are made in another type of studio, a facility for producing movies (and studio is also frequently used to mean the business entity that produces a movie). Musicians work in studios too, spaces specially designed for recording music. There's also a studio apartment, a one-room living space.
Vocabulary lists containing studio
Example Sentences
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Her wonders of needle and thread, pliers and glue, 3-D printing and biotechnology are born in an Amsterdam studio, something between a cutting-edge lab and a medieval guild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
When Griffin decided to jump into the video talk show arena, she initially thought she’d need a whole shiny studio before shooting the first episode in her living room.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The victims were duped into thinking that a model agency was interested in them, with emails telling them they had potential after they responded to a local photographic studio and social media advertising campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She doesn’t advertise and she doesn’t have a studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Since Burger was an accomplished artist and violin player, he was instructed to set up a studio and advertise his services as a commercial artist in the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
For a quarter-century, Lee has been the producer who secures material before studios know they want it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The newspaper said the parties have discussed compromises, including agreeing to keep Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. film studios separate for a period of time rather than immediately collapsing them into one unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Henceforth Jim Wiatt must be included on all phone calls with major studios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Les McCallum, a design assistant on Shada, said most of the filming was completed in Cambridge, with the rest planned to be filmed in studios in London.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Momentarily full from chips and salsa—almost too full; I could regret this later—I’m back outside, making my way downtown, back toward the Ripley-Grier audition studios.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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