CONSERVATORY


Meaning of CONSERVATORY in English

■ noun ( plural conservatories )

1》 Brit. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants.

2》 N. Amer. another term for conservatoire .

Origin

C16: from late L. conservatorium , from conservare (see conserve ).

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