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con·ser·va·to·ry  (kn-sûrv-tôr, -tr)
n. pl. con·ser·va·to·ries
1. A greenhouse, especially one in which plants are arranged aesthetically for display, as at a botanical garden.
2. A school of music or dramatic art.

conservatory
Noun
pl -tories
1. a greenhouse attached to a house
2. a conservatoire

conservatory
a greenhouse, especially one used to grow delicate, rare, and exotic flowers and plants for decorative purposes. See also music
See also: Flowers
Conservatory, Conservatoire a school of advanced studies, usually in one of the fine arts, hence, the students and professors collectively; a repository of knowledge.
Examples: conservatory of gauds and baubles, 1656; of law, 1642; of music [Conservatoire de Paris, 1795]; of rights and privileges, 1790; of senses, 1656; of snow and ice, 1626.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conservatoryconservatory - the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
music school, school of music - a school for the study of music
2.conservatory - a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
art school - a school specializing in art
music school - a school specializing in music
schoolhouse, school - a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
3.conservatoryconservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

conservatory
Translations
conservatory [kənˈsəːvətrɪ] n (= greenhouse) → invernadero

conservatory [kənˈsəːvətrɪ] n (= room) → jardin m d'hiver;
(Mus) → conservatoire m

conservatory [kənˈsəːvətrɪ] nWintergarten m;
(Mus) → Konservatorium nt

conservatory [kənˈsəːvətrɪ] n (= greenhouse) → serra

conservatory
n conservatory [kənˈsəːvətri, (American ) -to:ri]
1 a kind of greenhouse, or a glass-walled part of a building, in which plants are grown. glashuis, broeikas, broeihuis دَفيئَة زُجاجِيَّه оранжерия skleník vinterhave das Gewächshaus θερμοκήπιο invernadero triiphoone, talveaed گلخانه kasvihuone serre חֲמָמָה रक्षणशाला staklenik üvegház, melegház rumah kaca gróðurhús/-skáli serra 温室 온실 oranžerija siltumnīca; oranžērija rumah pemulihan serre drivhus, vinterhage cieplarnia estufa seră оранжерея skleník rastlinjak zimska bašta drivhus เรือนกระจกสำหรับเก็บต้นไม้ limonluk, sera 溫室 оранжерея, теплиця پودا گهر nhà kính trồng cây
2 a school of music, art etc. konservatorium مَعْهَد موسيقي консерватория konzervatoř konservatorium das Konservatorium ωδείο, σχολή καλών τεχνών conservatorio konservatoorium هنرستان konservatorio conservatoire קוֹנסֵרבָטוֹריוֹן संगीत विद्यालय konzervatorij konzervatórium sekolah musik tónlistarskóli conservatorio 音楽学校 음악[] 학교 konservatorija konservatorija konservatori conservatorium konservatorium konserwatorium conservatório conservator консерватория konzervatórium konservatorij konzervatorijum []konservatorium โรงเรียนสอนดนตรี konservatuar 藝術/音樂學校 консерваторія موسيقى يا فنون لطيف‍ہ كا مدرس‍ہ trường nghệ thuật


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she called out, approaching the conservatory door.
Then the house had been boldly planned with a ball-room, so that, instead of squeezing through a narrow passage to get to it (as at the Chiverses') one marched solemnly down a vista of enfiladed drawing- rooms (the sea-green, the crimson and the bouton d'or), seeing from afar the many-candled lustres reflected in the polished parquetry, and beyond that the depths of a conservatory where camellias and tree-ferns arched their costly foliage over seats of black and gold bamboo.
The large conservatory opening out of it is pleasantly lighted with Chinese lanterns, and beautifully decorated with shrubs and flowers.
 
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