stu‧di‧o S3 W2 /ˈstjuːdiəʊ $ ˈstuːdioʊ/
noun (
plural studios)
[countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Italian;
Origin: Latin studium; ⇒ study1]
1. a room where television and radio programmes are made and broadcast or where music is recorded:
a TV studio a recording studio in Nashville2. (
also studios [plural]) a film company or the buildings it owns and uses to make its films:
Depardieu is making a film with one of the big Hollywood studios.3. a room where a painter or photographer regularly works:
a photographer’s studio4. a room where dancing lessons are given or that dancers use to practise in
5. (
also studio apartment American English,
studio flat British English) a small apartment with one main room:
a tiny studio [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲