studio

noun

STOO-dee-oh/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/STYOO-dee-oh/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/

5 meanings of studio

1
recording placenouncountable
A place used for recording sound, making movies, or producing radio and television programs.
The news anchor went live from the studio at six.
They booked a recording studio for three days to finish the track.
UsageOften a recording studio or a TV studio; you record in a studio and broadcast from one.
2
artist's roomnouncountable
A workshop or room in which an artist or photographer works.
The sculptor's studio was cluttered with half-finished clay figures.
She rents a sunlit studio downtown where she shoots portraits.
Similarworkshop, atelier, workroom
3
film companynouncountable
A company or other organization whose work includes making movies, recordings, or other artistic creations.
The studio greenlit three sequels after the box-office success.
Several animation studios competed for the streaming contract.
Similarcompany, producer
4
class spacenouncountable
An establishment where an art or a form of exercise is taught, such as dance, music, painting, or yoga.
The yoga studio offers classes for every skill level.
She opened a painting studio after years of teaching privately.
UsageUsually named by what is taught: a yoga studio, a dance studio, an art studio.
Similarschool, academy, center
5
one-room apartmentnouncountable
A small one-room apartment that combines the living, sleeping, and cooking areas in a single space.
After college he moved into a cramped studio in the city.
After graduation, she rented a studio downtown, with her bed, a couch and a tiny kitchen all in one room.
UsageShort for a studio apartment; you live in a studio.
Similarbedsit, efficiency, flatlet

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Origin

Latin studium gave Italian studio ("room for study"), and English took the word from Italian. Study and etude are its doublets.