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

Miles Jacobson, the studio director of Sports Interactive, the company behind Football Manager, also joined in.

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YouTube’s rivalry with the major studios is heating up.

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Now the producer is breaking up with Paramount, the studio that shepherded all his shows, after chafing under the company’s new leadership, topped by chief executive David Ellison.

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“When movie studios and PR companies were like, ‘Hey, do you want to come to this movie premiere?’

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We were in the studio, and I was really missing family and home.

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