conservatoire

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French conservatoire. Doublet of conservatory. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /kənˈsɝvətwɑr/ === Noun === conservatoire (plural conservatoires) (music) A music academy. ==== Synonyms ==== college of music conservatory conservatory of music musical school music conservatory music school school of music ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === overreactions == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.twaʁ/ === Etymology 1 === From conserver +‎ -(at)oire (adjective-forming suffix), a learned formation built on the supine stem cōnservāt- of Latin cōnservāre, like the noun conservation. Corresponds to the Medieval Latin adjective cōnservātōrius. ==== Adjective ==== conservatoire (plural conservatoires) conservative Synonym: conservateur ===== Derived terms ===== conservatoirement === Etymology 2 === From conserver +‎ -(at)oire (masculine-noun-forming suffix), a learned formation built on the supine stem cōnservāt- of Latin cōnservāre. Corresponds to the post-Classical Latin neuter noun of place cōnservātōrium. ==== Noun ==== conservatoire m (plural conservatoires) conservatory (for the maintenance of tradition) music academy ===== Descendants ===== → English: conservatoire → Turkish: konservatuvar === Further reading === “conservatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012