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museum.

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mjuːˈziːəm/Received-Pronunciation/mjuˈziəm/General-American/mjuˈzim/US, dialectal/mjuˈzæm/US, dialectal
  1. A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

    visit the history museum
    They're opening a new coin exhibition at the local museum.
Where this word comes from

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

verb/mjuːˈziːəm/Received-Pronunciation/mjuˈziəm/General-American/mjuˈzim/US, dialectal/mjuˈzæm/US, dialectal
  1. To place in a museum.

    ambitransitive
  2. To visit museums.

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

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