studio

noun

stu·​dio ˈstü-dē-(ˌ)ō 

ˈstyü-

plural studios

1

a

: the working place of a painter, sculptor, or photographer

b

: a place for the study of an art (such as dancing, singing, or acting)

2

a

: a place where movies are made

b

: a company that produces movies

3

: a place maintained and equipped for the transmission of radio or television programs

4

: a place where audio recordings are made

5

: studio apartment

Examples of studio in a Sentence

the president of a major Hollywood studio

Recent Examples on the Web

Not far from Samuel & Sons is the studio of arguably the godfather of French textiles, wallpapers, and rugs, Pierre Frey. —Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026

The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp. —Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

The director is maintaining creative control during the development phase before bringing in studio partners. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026

After a few more similarly mediocre jokes from Fallon, Mamdani came on stage to wild cheers from the studio audience. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, study, from Latin studium

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing studio

• studio apartment
• studio couch
• studio flat

Rhymes for studio

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

studio

noun

stu·​dio ˈst(y)üd-ē-ˌō 

plural studios

1

a

: the working place of an artist

b

: a place for the study of an art

2

: a place where motion pictures are made

3

: a place for the transmission of radio or television programs