museum
noun
a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
museums
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pluralof museum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I visited museums, played arcade games at Santa Monica Pier and walked Venice Beach at sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Its “Democracy Sessions” are an ongoing procession of interdisciplinary concerts, theatrical events, interactive gatherings, environmental presentations and gabfests in theaters, museums, libraries, parks, on neighborhood streets and around the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The Louvre and several other major Paris museums were closed for the day, while the Art Basel Paris fair ended early amid fears of further disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Is it ever ethical for museums to display human remains?
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Mummies of forty other pharaohs and royals were found there too, and they were put into Egyptian museums.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
