museum
NounUS[myoo-zee-uhm]/mjuˈziəm/3 syllablesalso [myoo-zee-uhm] /ˈmjuziəm/
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)museums
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic valueType of depository, depositKinds science museumExamples Louvre, Hagia Sophia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mu·se′um noun
Origin: L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. …, fr. … a Muse.
A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.
Museum beetle, Museum pest. Zoology See Anthrenus.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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museum
Museums on the Web (http://comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums.html). (http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/museums.html).
(1995-03-16)