studio
Americannoun
plural
studios-
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
Etymology
Origin of studio
First recorded in 1800–10; 1910–15 studio for def. 4; from Italian, from Latin studium; study
Example Sentences
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The “Federal Contraband” hitmaker was still on house arrest in January when the alleged music studio takeover took place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Lively's legal team have accused Baldoni and his film studio Wayfarer of leading a "multi-tiered plan" to wreck her reputation, which included social media manipulation and using friendly journalists to further certain narratives.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
According to the complaint, evidence used to charge the men included electronic monitoring data that placed Williams Jr. at the Dallas studio, which also violates the terms of his home detention conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The centerpiece of the collection is an ensemble of 50 paintings by Giorgio Morandi, whose studio was in nearby Bologna.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The painters who visited Picasso’s studio mostly left bewildered.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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