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con·ser·va·to·ry

(kən-sûr′və-tôr′ē)

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 for the study of performing arts or fine arts, especially music.

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conservatory

(kənˈsɜːvətrɪ)

n, pl -tories

1. (Horticulture) a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house

2. (Education) another word for conservatoire

adj

preservative

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con•serv•a•to•ry

(kənˈsɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

n., pl. -ries.

1. a school giving training in the fine or dramatic arts, esp. a school of music.

2. a greenhouse, usu. attached to a dwelling, for growing and displaying plants.

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

conservatory

- Comes from an Italian word for a hospital for foundlings, to whom music was taught.

conservatory

a greenhouse, especially one used to grow delicate, rare, and exotic flowers and plants for decorative purposes. See also music

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.

conservatory

1. A glass greenhouse which can combine the function of growing and protecting plants and domestic use.

2. An institution that specializes in teaching one of the arts, especially music.

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Noun 1. [画像:conservatory - the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts]conservatory - 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

conservatoire

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. [画像:conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner]conservatory - a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner

hothouse, indoor garden

glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

conservatory

noun greenhouse, hothouse, glasshouse The plant is susceptible to frost but can be placed in a conservatory or greenhouse.

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Translations

دَفيئَة زُجاجِيَّهمُسْتَنْبَتٌ زُجَاجِيّ مَعْهَد موسيقي

konzervatořskleníkzimní zahrada

konservatoriumvinterhave

Gewächshaus Konservatorium Wintergarten

θερμοκήπιο

conservatorio jardín de invierno

kasvihuone

conservatoire serre véranda

staklenik

konzervatóriummelegház

gróîurhústónlistarskóli

conservatorio serra

コンサーバトリー

온실

konservatorijaoranžerija

konservatorijaoranžērijasiltumnīca

serre

drivhus konservatorium vinterhage

oranżeria

estufa

оранжерея

konzervatórium

vinterträdgård

เรือนกระจกสําหรับเก็บต้นไม้

limonluk sera konservatuar

nhà kính trồng cây

暖房温室艺术或音乐学校

conservatory

[kənˈsɜːvətrɪ] N → invernadero m

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conservatory

[kənˈsɜː^rvətəri] n

(for plants) → jardin m d'hiver

(= conservatoire) → conservatoire m

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conservatory

→ Wintergarten m

(esp US, Mus etc) → Konservatorium nt

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conservatory

[kənˈsɜːvətrɪ] n (greenhouse) → serra (Mus) → conservatorio

conservatory

(kənˈsəːvətri) , ((American) -to:ri) – plural conˈservatories – noun

1. a kind of greenhouse, or a glass-walled part of a building, in which plants are grown. glashuis, broeikas, broeihuis دَفيئَة زُجاجِيَّه оранжерия estufa skleník das Gewächshaus vinterhave θερμοκήπιο invernadero triiphoone, talveaed گلخانه talvipuutarha serre חממה रक्षणशाला staklenik üvegház, melegház rumah kaca gróðurhús/-skáli serra 温室 온실 oranžerija siltumnīca; oranžērija rumah pemulihan serre drivhus, vinterhage cieplarnia ساتنه خوندى كول: رسمى پالنه، څارنه او پاملرنه estufa seră оранжерея skleník rastlinjak zimska bašta drivhus เรือนกระจกสําหรับเก็บต้นไม้ limonluk, sera 溫室 оранжерея, теплиця پودا گهر nhà kính trồng cây 温室

2. a school of music, art etc. konservatorium مَعْهَد موسيقي консерватория conservatório konzervatoř das Konservatorium konservatorium ωδείο, σχολή καλών τεχνών conservatorio konservatoorium هنرستان konservatorio conservatoire קונסרבטוריון संगीत विद्यालय konzervatorij konzervatórium sekolah musik tónlistarskóli conservatorio 音楽学校 예슬 학교, 음악 학교 konservatorija konservatorija konservatori conservatorium konservatorium konserwatorium هنرستان conservatório conservator консерватория konzervatórium konservatorij konzervatorijum [musik]konservatorium โรงเรียนสอนดนตรี konservatuar 音樂或藝術學校 консерваторія موسيقى يا فنون لطيف‍ہ كا مدرس‍ہ trường nghệ thuật 艺术或音乐学校

conservatory

→ مُسْتَنْبَتٌ زُجَاجِيّ zimní zahrada konservatorium Wintergarten θερμοκήπιο conservatorio , jardín de invierno kasvihuone véranda staklenik serra コンサーバトリー 온실 serre drivhus oranżeria estufa оранжерея vinterträdgård เรือนกระจกสําหรับเก็บต้นไม้ limonluk nhà kính trồng cây 暖房

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I never used any such thing as a solution of arsenic, or ever allowed the men working under me to use it, in the conservatories or in the garden at Gleninch.

On the first occasion she told me the poison was wanted by the gardener for use in the conservatories. On the second occasion she said it was required by the cook for ridding the lower part of the house of rats.

I never entered the conservatories for months together; I care little about flowers.

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