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   con·serv·a·to·ry

   /kənˈsərvəˌtôrē/

   noun

   • 1. a college for the study of classical music or other arts. North American Similar conservatoiremusic schooldrama schoolacademy/institute of music/drama
   • 2. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse or a sun parlor. Similar greenhouseglasshousehothousesummer housegazebopavilionbelvedere

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting something that preserves): from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve’ (see conserve).

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