conservatoire

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French conservatoire. Doublet of conservatory.

Noun

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conservatoire (plural conservatoires)

  1. (music) A music academy.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.twaʁ/
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Etymology 1

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From conserver +‎ -(at)oire (adjective-forming suffix), a learned formation built on the supine stem cōnservāt- of Latin cōnservāre, like the noun conservation. Corresponds to the Medieval Latin adjective cōnservātōrius.

Adjective

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conservatoire (plural conservatoires)

  1. conservative
    Synonym: conservateur
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From conserver +‎ -(at)oire (masculine-noun-forming suffix), a learned formation built on the supine stem cōnservāt- of Latin cōnservāre. Corresponds to the post-Classical Latin neuter noun of place cōnservātōrium.

Noun

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conservatoire m (plural conservatoires)

  1. conservatory (for the maintenance of tradition)
  2. music academy
Descendants
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  • English: conservatoire
  • Turkish: konservatuvar

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