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Synonyms

museum

American  
[myoo-zee-uhm] / myuˈzi əm /

noun

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

museum British  
/ mjuːˈzɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • intermuseum adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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The app is being used to confirm the drinking age of users at supermarkets, book doctors’ appointments and enter museums.

From The Wall Street Journal

A museum has been given a grant to fund a project about a Bradford-born astronomer who was influenced by the work of medieval Islamic scientists.

From BBC

This includes a hair salon and museum in Joshua Tree, and the recently opened Reset Hotel in Twentynine Palms features dozens of rooms in retrofitted shipping containers, some with outdoor bathtubs and firepits.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a short ride on “the Metro” to Washington, DC—and all the museums, shops, theater, and coffee shops.

From Literature

She and her two siblings grew up under the watchful eye of a taxidermied chicken in a museum case that her parents picked up on their honeymoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

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