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museum

[ myoo-zee-uhm ]

noun

  1. a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.


museum

/ ːˈɪə /

noun

  1. a place or building where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are exhibited, preserved, or studied
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t··u adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of museum1

1605–15; < Latin ūŧܳ 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 ѴdzܲîDz, equivalent to Ѵû ( a ) Muse + -eion suffix of place
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of museum1

C17: via Latin from Greek Mouseion home of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
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On a recent afternoon, the Agnew brothers gathered at the museum to pose for photos and relive the memories through artifacts of their punk rock youth.

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Last year, after a visit to Legacy Sites, a museum and memorial in Montgomery led by Stevenson focused on the intertwined histories of criminal justice and slavery, Santa Clara County Dist.

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The Trump administration recently gutted funding for the country’s libraries and museums through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Supporters like Carr and museum visitors have rejected Trump's claims that the museums are divisive and anti-American.

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It is a jukebox musical of Celine Dion hits, where Celine herself hijacks a museum tour about the Titanic cruise liner in order to narrate her version of what happened the night the vessel sank.

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