conservatorio

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noun

A hospital or school for orphans.

Similar
music school
OriginMedieval Latin conservatorium →
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Meanings

nounconservatorio (plural conservatorios or conservatori)

plural conservatorios · plural conservatori

  1. historical Italian contextsA hospital or school for orphans.
  2. Italian contextsSynonym of music school.

    Synonyms: music school

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of music school.

Similar
music school

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinconservatorium
  2. Englishconservatorio

Borrowed from Italian conservatorio, from the musical education provided there for orphans, from Medieval Latin conservatorium, from conservatus (“conserved, preserved”) + -orium (“-ory”).

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APA

conservatorio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservatorio

MLA

“conservatorio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservatorio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conservatorio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservatorio.

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