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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A conservatory.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
See the conservatory, the rose garden, the Great Lawn, and the Bayou Boardwalk that stretches out over the river and curves back toward land.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia Recognizable by its 11,000-square-foot domed conservatory (the only one of its kind in the mid-Atlantic), the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond offers 50 acres of natural splendor that can be explored all year round.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The only room that seemed appropriate was an all-glass winter garden/conservatory.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
See the conservatory, the rose garden, the Great Lawn, and the Bayou Boardwalk that stretches out over the river and curves back toward land.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia Recognizable by its 11,000-square-foot domed conservatory (the only one of its kind in the mid-Atlantic), the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond offers 50 acres of natural splendor that can be explored all year round.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
The only room that seemed appropriate was an all-glass winter garden/conservatory.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conservatory
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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservatory. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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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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