conservatory
Pronunciation: /kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/
The English word “conservatory” has 12 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
- Relating to conservation.
noun
- A medicine, especially a magical preservative.
- A school or clinic for orphans.
- A music school.
- A storehouse, a repository.
- An icehouse, a warehouse for ice.
- A cistern, an artificially collected body of water.
- A reservoir, an artificially maintained body of water.
- A greenhouse, a glass-walled building for cultivating delicate plants.
- A solarium, a glass-walled and glass-roofed room in a house.
- A drama school.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cōnservātōrius directly and via French conservatoire, from cōnservāre (“to conserve, to preserve”) + -torius (“-atory: forming related adjectives”) and/or conservator (“conservator, preserver, protector”) + -ius (“-y: forming related adjectives”).
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More English words
- conservatorial
- conservatorio
- conservatorium
- conservatorship
- conservatorylike
- conservatrix
- conservaturd
- conserve
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