Museum Definition
myo͝o-zēəm
museums
noun
An institution, building, or room for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, or scientific objects.
Webster's New World
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
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Singular:
museum
Plural:
musea, museumsOrigin of Museum
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Latin Mūsēum from Greek Mouseion shrine of the Muses from Mouseios of the Muses from Mousa Muse men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin mÅ«sÄ“um (“library, study"), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).
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