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noun
A hospital or school for orphans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: historical Italian contexts
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noun
Synonym of music school.
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Qualifier: Italian contexts
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Synonyms: music school
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History
Borrowed from Italian conservatorio, from the musical education provided there for orphans, from Medieval Latin conservatorium, from conservatus (“conserved, preserved”) + -orium (“-ory”).
