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museum

noun
/mjuːˈziːəm/UK/mjuˈziəm/US/ˈmju.zɪ.jəm/

Etymology

From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of mosaic.

  1. derived from Μουσεῖον
  2. derived from mūsēum — “library, study”

Definitions

  1. A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition,…

    A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

    • visit the history museum
    • They're opening a new coin exhibition at the local museum.

  2. To place in a museum.

    • I use daily those books that for others are museumed. The glass case approach depresses me, makes books into porcelain, guts them of what they are.
    • Such museuming provides evidence that the Gulf has started building up its defences to protect its national culture, which might be seen as threatened by modern, global societies.

  3. To visit museums.

    • I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of the Mouseion

      • The Museum was thoroughly regarded in the light of an important institution of the state, and after the subjugation of Egypt by the Romans continued to be maintained by the Emperors.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA