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Noun: conservatory  kun'sur-vu,to-ree [N. Amer], kun'sur-vu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. The faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
     
  2. A schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
    - conservatoire
     
  3. A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
    - hothouse, indoor garden

Derived forms: conservatories

Type of: glasshouse [Brit], greenhouse, school, schoolhouse

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