studio
/ˈstjuːdɪəʊ/
noun
1 A room where an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc. works.
1.1 A place where cinema films are made or produced.
1.2 A place where musical or sound recordings are made.
1.3 A room from which television programmes are broadcast, or in which they are recorded.
1.4 A place where performers, especially dancers, practise and exercise.
2 A film or television production company.
as modifier ‘a studio executive’
3 A studio flat/apartment.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Italian, from Latin studium (see study).
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Though 2005, 2007 and 2010 brought "atelier" to our attention, until this very day, we had not considered the less fancy "
studio". At a quick glance, the
studio seems to have more breadth of definition.
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