studio

[stoo-dee-oh, styoo-]

noun

plural

studios 

1. the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.

2. a room or place for instruction or experimentation in one of the performing arts.

   a dance studio.

3. a room or set of rooms specially equipped for broadcasting radio or television programs, making phonograph records, filming motion pictures, etc.

4. all the buildings and adjacent land required or used by a company engaged in the production of motion pictures.

5. studio apartment.

studio

/ ˈstjuːdɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. a room in which an artist, photographer, or musician works

2. a room used to record television or radio programmes, make films, etc

3. (plural) the premises of a radio, television, or film company

Word History and Origins

Origin of studio¹

First recorded in 1800–10; 1910–15 studio for def. 4; from Italian, from Latin studium; study

Word History and Origins

Origin of studio¹

C19: from Italian, literally: study, from Latin studium diligence

Example Sentences

Just like the reunion, the original series was filmed in front of a live studio audience, a conscious choice to capture the energy in the room.

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You’ve said in the “Mellon Collie” sessions, you guys were working on 50 songs at once, that you’re working for six hours a day, just really intense in the studio.

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He asked his colleagues in film production for props so his crews could re-create the fictional Amity Island coastline in the studio’s hilly back lot miles from downtown L.A.

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Inside, the apartments are mostly studios and one-bedrooms, long and dimly lighted by windows confined to one side.

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It will also run a drawing studio with public classes for the next year "inspired" by Riley, Ms Blanchflower said.

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