museum
[ myoo-zee-uhm ]
/ myuˈzi əm /
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noun
a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
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Origin of museum
1605–15; <Latin mūsēum place sacred to the Muses, building devoted to learning or the arts (referring especially to the scholarly institute founded in Alexandria about 280 b.c.) <Greek Mouseîon, equivalent to Moûs(a) Muse + -eion suffix of place
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in·ter·mu·se·um, adjectiveWords nearby museum
museful, museology, Muses, musette, musette bag, museum, museum beetle, museumgoer, museum piece, Museveni, Musgrave
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British Dictionary definitions for museum
museum
/ (mjuːˈzɪəm) /
noun
a place or building where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are exhibited, preserved, or studied
Word Origin for museum
C17: via Latin from Greek Mouseion home of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
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