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| 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. |
| 3. | Archaic. a place where things are preserved. |
| 4. | serving or adapted to conserve; preservative. |
[Origin: 1555–65; < L conservā(re) (see conserve) + -tory2; in the sense “music school” < F or It; see conservatoire
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conservatory
"greenhouse," 1664, from conserve (q.v.). In sense "school for performing arts" it is recorded from 1842, from It. conservatorio or Fr. conservatoire, originally "hospital for foundlings in which musical education was given."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts |
| 2. | a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts |
| 3. | a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
conservatory1 [kənˈsəːvətri, (American) -to:ri] noun — plural conˈservatories
a kind of greenhouse, or a glass-walled part of a building, in which plants are grown
conservatory2 [kənˈsəːvətri, (American) -to:ri] noun
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a school of music, art etc
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Conservatory
Con`ser"va*toire`\, n. [F.] A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Conservatory
Con*serv"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorius.] Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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