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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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  • t··u adjective
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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of museum1

C17: via Latin from Greek Mouseion home of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
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Government ministries, banks and office blocks stand blackened and burned, while the museum – a symbol of the nation's proud history and culture – has been particularly hard hit.

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A gang of thieves from London who stole ancient artefacts from a Swiss museum have been jailed for plotting to kill a cage fighter at his luxury home.

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The 21-year-old sat with the wax museum's artists last year so they could collect their measurements, select the figure's outfit and review the initial sculpt.

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Additionally, the museum offers free admission to all visitors every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. with advance registration.

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The cover of a book held at a Suffolk museum was recently found to be made from the skin of a man hanged for a notorious murder almost 200 years ago.

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