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   conservatory

   /kənˈsəːvət(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants: British "keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory or greenhouse" Similar greenhouseglasshousehothousesummer housegazebopavilionbelvedere
   • 2. another term for conservatoire North American

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting something that preserves): from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve’ (see conserve).

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