English Explanatory Dictionary

museum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
verb
  1. To place in a museum.
  2. To visit museums.
name
  1. Alternative form of the Mouseion

Pronunciation

/mjuːˈziːəm/ /mjuˈziəm/ en-us-museum.ogg /mjuˈzim/ /mjuˈzæm/ /ˈmju.zɪ.jəm/

Word forms

museum museums musea musæum museuming museumed the Museum

Etymology

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

Related words

museography museology museophile

Derived words

antimuseum cybermuseum dime museum ecomuseum geomuseum house museum imaginary museum living museum minimuseum multimuseum museomics museum beetle museumed out museumesque museum-goer museumgoer museumgoing museumification museumify museumist museumization museumize museumless museumlike museumobile museum pest museum piece museum problem museum restoration museumwide museumworthy nonmuseum open-air museum open air museum wax museum
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