conservatory
UK: kənˈsɜː.və.tri | US: kənˈsɜːr.və.tɔːr.i
n. 1. A school for the study of music or other arts.
n. 2. A greenhouse or room for growing and displaying plants.
Derived from Latin conservare ("to keep, preserve"), combining con- (intensive prefix) + servare ("to guard, save"). The suffix -atory denotes a place associated with the root action. Originally referred to a place for preserving plants (greenhouse), later extended to institutions preserving musical or artistic traditions.
She studies violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
The mansion’s conservatory was filled with exotic orchids.
Many famous composers trained at European conservatories.
They built a glass conservatory to grow citrus trees year-round.
The conservatory’s acoustics make it ideal for chamber concerts.