conservatory

UK /kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/ US /kənˈsɝ.vəˌt(ɔ.)ɹi/

noun 5adj 2

Definitions

adj

Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

Relating to conservation.

noun

That which preserves from injury.

a conservatory of life

A storehouse.

noun

A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house

A music school or a drama school

Collocations

ADJ.

new, other, own, used, world-famous

VERB + CONSERVATORY

completed, eating, get, go, graduated, learned, retire

CONSERVATORY + NOUN

day, degree, dinners, education, family, grace, life, lord

PREP.

from, in, in, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing mann

hothouse

noun — a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts

conservatoire

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a conservatory of life

Wiktionary

I've got a diploma from the Paris Conservatory of Music.

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Mary is preparing for her audition at the conservatory.

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Tom is eating in the conservatory.

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Tom is preparing for his audition at the conservatory.

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Tchaikovsky enrolled at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, conservatory is marked as obsolete, rare, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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