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conservatory

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

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noun

plural

conservatories

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.

adjective

serving or adapted to conserve; preservative.

conservatory

/ ��ə��ˈ��ɜː��ə�ٰ�ɪ /

noun

a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house
another word for conservatoire

adjective

preservative

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Word History and Origins

Origin of conservatory¹

1555–65; < Latin ��ǲԲ�� ( re ) ( conserve ) + -tory ²; in the sense “music school” < French or Italian; conservatoire

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"We put in a new kitchen, new bathrooms, we were planning a new conservatory and we had no intention of ever leaving," she said.

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Mr Perks - who had recently retired - was woken by the defendant breaking in through the conservatory and was stabbed after he initially mistook the defendant for his son Henry.

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Instead, Kilmer became the then youngest pupil to enrol at the Julliard School, in New York, one of the world's most prestigious drama conservatories.

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Aged 17, he became the then-youngest pupil to enrol at the Julliard School, in New York, one of the world's most prestigious drama conservatories.

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Six bullets tore through a glass conservatory at a luxury property owned by comedian Russell Kane that had been rented out to Paul Allen.

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conservatorship conserve

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