conservatory
noun
con·ser·va·to·ry
kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural conservatories
1
: a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
2
: a school specializing in one of the fine arts
a music conservatory
Examples of conservatory in a Sentence
the Peabody Conservatory of Music
the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids
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His mom also told TMZ that the musician had moved to Brussels to teach a music masterclass at a conservatory, and was working on new music for a film at the time of his death.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Before retiring in 2014, Lazarus watched art schools like the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design be absorbed into George Washington University, while music and dance conservatory the Peabody Institute was absorbed into the Johns Hopkins University.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Before retiring in 2014, Lazarus watched art schools like the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design be absorbed into George Washington University, while music and dance conservatory the Peabody Institute was absorbed into the Johns Hopkins University.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservatory. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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conservatory
noun
con·ser·va·to·ry
kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural conservatories
1
: a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
2
: a place of instruction in some special study (as music)
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