conservatory

Etymology 1

conserve + -atory

adj

  1. Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
  2. (rare) Relating to conservation.

noun

  1. (obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
    a conservatory of life c. 1656, Jeremy Taylor, Of Original Sin
  2. A storehouse.

Etymology 2

Anglicized form of French conservatoire; ultimately equivalent to Etymology 1

noun

  1. A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
  2. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
  3. A school of music or drama

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