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studio

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

Pluralstudios

5 meanings of studio

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  1. 1
    recording placenouncountable
    A place where radio or TV shows, music, or movies are made.

    The band recorded their first album in a tiny studio.

    Visitors can tour the studio where the show is filmed.

    UsageBands record in a studio. The news can go live from the studio.

  2. 2
    artist's roomnouncountable
    A room where an artist or photographer works.

    Like a kitchen for a cook: the place where the work gets done.

    The painter spent all morning in her studio.

    She paints every morning in her small studio behind the house.

    Similarworkshop, atelier, workroom

  3. 3
    film companynouncountable
    A company that makes movies, music, or other creative works.

    A major studio bought the rights to the novel.

    The film was made by a small independent studio.

    Similarcompany, producer

  4. 4
    class spacenouncountable
    A place where people take classes in an art such as dance or music, or in exercise such as yoga.

    She teaches ballet at a dance studio downtown.

    He enrolled at a small art studio to learn pottery.

    UsageSay a dance studio or a yoga studio.

    Similarschool, academy, center

  5. 5
    one-room apartmentnouncountable
    A small apartment with one main room for living and sleeping.

    She rents a studio near the university.

    The studio was just big enough for a bed and a desk.

    UsageAlso called a studio apartment.

    Similarbedsit, efficiency, flatlet

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Origin

From Italian studio, meaning "room for study," which came from Latin studium.

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 3 facts