conservatoire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French conservatoire. Doublet of conservatory.
Synonyms
- college of music
- conservatory
- conservatory of music
- musical school
- music conservatory
- music school
- school of music
Translations
school or educational institution that teaches music
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.twaʁ/
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Etymology 1
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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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
conservatoire m (plural conservatoires)
- conservatory (for the maintenance of tradition)
- music academy
Descendants
- → English: conservatoire
- → Turkish: konservatuvar
Further reading
- “conservatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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