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Definition of conservatoire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

conservatoire

noun
 
/kənˈsɜːvətwɑː(r)/
 
/kənˈsɜːrvətwɑːr/
(British English)
(North American English conservatory)
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  1. a school or college at which people are trained in music and theatre
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: French, from Italian conservatorio, from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Compare with conservatory.
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