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conservatory

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

noun

plural conservatories.
  1. a school giving instruction in one or more of the fine or dramatic arts; specifically, a school of music.
  2. a greenhouse, usually attached to a dwelling, for growing and displaying plants.
  3. Archaic. a place where things are preserved.


adjective

  1. serving or adapted to conserve; preservative.

conservatory

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noun

  1. a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house
  2. another word for conservatoire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. preservative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conservatory1

1555–65; < Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô²õ±ð°ù±¹Äå ( re ) ( conserve ) + -tory 2; in the sense “music school†< French or Italian; conservatoire
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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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The shots had been fired across the back garden of the house in Malvern Drive and passed through the kitchen and conservatory doors, with at least two rounds striking Allen in the hand and throat.

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Ms Ayling said forensic evidence found a flammable liquid was "thrown up the stairs, in the hall and in the conservatory", which she argued showed the defendant's motive.

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