conservatoire

[ kuhn-sur-vuh-twahr, -sur-vuh-twahr; French kawn-ser-va-twar ]

noun,plural con·ser·va·toires [kuhn-sur-vuh-twahrz, -sur-vuh-twahrz; French kawn-ser-va-twar]. /kənˌsɜr vəˈtwɑrz, -ˈsɜr vəˌtwɑrz; French kɔ̃ sɛr vaˈtwar/.
  1. a conservatory, as of music or theatrical arts.

Origin of conservatoire

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1765–75; <French <Italian conservatorioconservatory, originally, orphanage; early schools of music originated in orphanages where a musical education was given

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conservatoire

/ (kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː) /


noun
  1. an institution or school for instruction in music: Also called: conservatory

Origin of conservatoire

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C18: from French: conservatory

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