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conservatory

/kənˈsɜː.və.tər.i/

/kənˈsɜr.və.tɔːr.i/

Translations

conservatorynoun

conservatories

/kənˈsɜː.və.tər.i/

/kənˈsɜr.və.tɔːr.i/

She studied piano at the conservatory.

Она училась игре на фортепиано в консерватории.

The conservatory was filled with exotic plants.

Оранжерея была заполнена экзотическими растениями.

Synonyms

botanical garden

plant house

conservatoryadjective

more conservatory

Comp.

most conservatory

Super.

/kənˈsɜː.və.tər.i/

/kənˈsɝː.vəˌtɔːr.i/

Used chiefly attributively to modify a noun (e.g., 'conservatory education') or in archaic sense 'preservative'.

Synonyms

conservatorynoun

A room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse or a sunroom.

They spent the afternoon reading in the conservatory, enjoying the sunlight and the view of the garden.

A college for the study of classical music or other arts.

She was accepted into the prestigious conservatory to study piano performance.

conservatoryadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a conservatory, especially a college of music or the performing arts.

Her conservatory training prepared her for a career as a concert pianist.

(Archaic) Serving to preserve; preservative.

The sailors applied a conservatory oil to the wooden deck to protect it from seawater.