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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The network invites them into the studio so its audience can watch them lose.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
The city is sick, as evidenced in photos of barren studio lots, burning trees and the boarded-up Cinerama Dome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He also prizes the laboratory of the recording studio, especially once the band has left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Reports have suggested developers at the studio are worried they could be at risk now the game has been released, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“We should visit a photography studio while we’re here,” I said eagerly.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
In July, she told employees there would be 3,200 job losses across Xbox-owned studios over the current financial year.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
For those working behind the scenes, the merger of two historic studios has been described as a "disaster" by those on the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The analysis focused on productions from larger studios that cost at least $5 million for feature films, $1 million for TV episodes under 41 minutes and $1.7 million for longer episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The property is also situated just a few miles from his studios, which span 330 acres.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Convinced that Marian had a great future ahead of her, Wilson helped arrange an audition with Giuseppe Boghetti, a well-known voice coach who had studios in both Philadelphia and New York.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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