noun
museum
myoo-ZEE-uhm
noun
1
A building or institution that collects, preserves, and displays objects of scientific, historical, cultural, or artistic importance.
"The new wing of the museum is dedicated entirely to ancient Egyptian artefacts."
"They spent the whole afternoon wandering through the science museum."
How to Use Museum
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place where valuable or interesting objects are kept and shown to the public.
Common pairings
visit a museum
museum piece
museum exhibit
Word Forms
museumed past tense, museums plural, musea plural, museums singular
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Etymology
From Latin museum ("place of study"), from Ancient Greek Mouseion, meaning a shrine to the Muses.