conservatory

[ kuhn-sur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
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noun,plural con·serv·a·to·ries.
  1. a school giving instruction in one or more of the fine or dramatic arts; specifically, a school of music.

  2. a greenhouse, usually attached to a dwelling, for growing and displaying plants.

  1. Archaic. a place where things are preserved.

adjective
  1. serving or adapted to conserve; preservative.

Origin of conservatory

1
1555–65; <Latin conservā(re) (see conserve) + -tory2; in the sense “music school” <French or Italian; see conservatoire

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British Dictionary definitions for conservatory

conservatory

/ (kənˈsɜːvətrɪ) /


nounplural -tories
  1. a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house

  2. another word for conservatoire

adjective
  1. preservative

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