conservatory

[ kuh n-sur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ kənˈsɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

a school giving instruction in one or more of the fine or dramatic arts; specifically, a school of music.

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

Archaic. a place where things are preserved.

serving or adapted to conserve; preservative.

Origin of conservatory

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

They meet generally in the Kiev Conservatory, an imposing 1890s-era building overlooking Independence Square.

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He used his savings for the voyage across the Atlantic, but was left with no tuition money to attend the conservatory.

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Or the latest suspects: Martha Raddatz and Candy Crowley in the conservatory with the lead pipe.

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Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he earned a degree in fine arts from the renowned Boston Conservatory of Music.

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By night, sit inside the main dining room; by day, try the conservatory up front.

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The door of the dining-room is faced with looking-glass, so that it may reflect the contents of the conservatory.

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Lester in revising the property after purchase had had a conservatory built on one side not unlike the one at home in Cincinnati.

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When he presented himself for examination at the conservatory, he was made to play on the piano, and his compositions examined.

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Her name was Rachel, and she took me to see the conservatory, and I wondered what on earth we should find to say.

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The woods, and indeed all out-doors at Ceylon, seemed like a conservatory of exotic birds and flowers.

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conservatory

/ (kənˈsɜːvətrɪ) /

a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house

another word for conservatoire

preservative