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conservatorio

conservatorio noun: a hospital or school for orphans.

Noun

conservatorio (plural conservatorios or conservatori)

  1. (historical Italian contexts) A hospital or school for orphans.
  2. (Italian contexts) Synonym of music school.
    Synonyms:
    music school

Synonyms of conservatorio

Forms of conservatorio

pluralconservatorios
pluralconservatori

Origin of conservatorio

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

Questions about conservatorio

What does conservatorio mean?
Conservatorio means a hospital or school for orphans.
What part of speech is conservatorio?
Conservatorio is a noun.
What is the plural of conservatorio?
The plural of conservatorio is conservatorios.

Words near conservatorio in the dictionary

  1. conservator
  2. conservatori
  3. conservatoria
  4. conservatorial
  5. conservatories
  6. conservatorio
  7. conservatorios
  8. conservatorium
  9. conservatoriums
  10. conservators
  11. conservatorship

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