adj · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/
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General-American:/kənˈsɝ.vəˌt(ɔ.)ɹi/
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N S ER1 V AH0 T AO0 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to conservation.
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Usage: rare
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A medicine, especially a magical preservative.
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Usage: obsolete
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A school or clinic for orphans.
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Qualifier: chiefly historical Italian contexts
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A music school.
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Usage: US
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A storehouse, a repository.
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Usage: archaic
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7
noun
Meaning 7
An icehouse, a warehouse for ice.
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Usage: obsolete
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A cistern, an artificially collected body of water.
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Usage: obsolete
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A reservoir, an artificially maintained body of water.
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Usage: obsolete
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A greenhouse, a glass-walled building for cultivating delicate plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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A solarium, a glass-walled and glass-roofed room in a house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: sunroom, solarium, Florida room
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A drama school.
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13
noun
Meaning 13
a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hothouse, indoor garden
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse
14
noun
Meaning 14
a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: conservatoire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: school, schoolhouse
Narrower terms: art school, music school
15
noun
Meaning 15
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: school
Narrower terms: music school, school of music
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cōnservātōrius directly and via French conservatoire, from cōnservāre (“to conserve, to preserve”) + -torius (“-atory: forming related adjectives”) and/or conservator (“conservator, preserver, protector”) + -ius (“-y: forming related adjectives”).
From Medieval Latin cōnservātōrium directly and via French conservatoire and Italian conservatorio, from cōnservātus (“conserved, preserved”) + -ōrium (“-ory: forming related nouns”).
Across languages
Translations
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
conservatoire
— having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
German:
konservatorisch
— having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
Italian:
conservatorio
— having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
Latin:
conservatorius
— having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury
Bulgarian:
оранже́рия
(oranžérija)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Chinese Mandarin:
溫室 /温室
(wēnshì)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Czech:
skleník
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Czech:
zimní zahrada
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Esperanto:
forcejo
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Esperanto:
oranĝerio
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Finnish:
talvipuutarha
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
French:
serre
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
German:
Wintergarten
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
German:
Gewächshaus
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
German:
Pflanzenschauhaus
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Japanese:
温室
(onshitsu)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Korean:
온실
(onsil)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Latin:
conservatorium
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Norwegian Bokmål:
vinterhage
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Russian:
оранжере́я
(oranžeréja)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Russian:
тепли́ца
(teplíca)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Slovak:
skleník
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Swedish:
växthus
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Swedish:
vinterträdgård
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Swedish:
orangeri
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Turkish:
limonluk
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Ottoman Turkish:
لیمونلق
(limonluk)
— a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Bulgarian:
зимна градина
(zimna gradina)
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Czech:
zimní zahrada
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Czech:
veranda
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Dutch:
serre
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
French:
véranda
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
German:
Wintergarten
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Latin:
conservatorium
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Russian:
зи́мний сад
(zímnij sad)
— a glass-walled and -roofed room in a house — see also sunroom, solarium
Armenian:
կոնսերվատորիա
(konservatoria)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Belarusian:
кансервато́рыя
(kansjervatóryja)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Belarusian:
кансэрвато́рыя
(kanservatóryja)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Bulgarian:
консервато́рия
(konservatórija)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Catalan:
conservatori
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Chinese Mandarin:
音樂學校 /音乐学校
(yīnyuè xuéxiào)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Czech:
konzervatoř
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Danish:
konservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Danish:
musikkonservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Dutch:
conservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Esperanto:
konservatorio
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Finnish:
konservatorio
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
conservatoire
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
école de musique
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
école supérieure de musique
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
académie de musique f école d'art dramatique
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
école de théâtre
— school of music or drama — see also music school
French:
école supérieure de théâtre
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Konservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Musikkonservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Musikakademie
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Musikhochschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Hochschule für Musik
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Musikschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
höhere Musikschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Schauspielschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Schule für Schauspiel
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Schauspielakademie
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Akademie für Schauspielkunst
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Theaterschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Theaterfachschule
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Schule des Theaters
— school of music or drama — see also music school
German:
Theaterakademie
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Greek:
ωδείο
(odeío)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Hungarian:
konzervatórium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Ido:
konservatorio
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Italian:
conservatorio
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Japanese:
コンサーヴァトーリ
(konsāvatōri)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Japanese:
音楽学校
(ongaku gakkō)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Korean:
음악학교
(eumakhakgyo)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Latin:
conservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Polish:
konserwatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Portuguese:
conservatório
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Russian:
консервато́рия
(konservatórija)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Serbo-Croatian:
конзерваторијум
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Serbo-Croatian:
konzervatorijum
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Slovak:
konzervatórium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Spanish:
conservatorio
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Swedish:
konservatorium
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Tagalog:
konserbatoryo
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Ukrainian:
консервато́рія
(konservatórija)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Volapük:
musigakadäm
— school of music or drama — see also music school
Yiddish:
קאָנסערוואַטאָריע
(konservatorye)
— school of music or drama — see also music school
