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[myoo-zee-uh
m] 
–noun
| a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed. |
Origin:
1605–15; < L mūsēum place sacred to the Muses, building devoted to learning or the arts (referring esp. to the scholarly institute founded in Alexandria about 280 b.c.) < Gk Mouseîon, equiv. to Moûs(a) Muse + -eion suffix of place
1605–15; < L mūsēum place sacred to the Muses, building devoted to learning or the arts (referring esp. to the scholarly institute founded in Alexandria about 280 b.c.) < Gk Mouseîon, equiv. to Moûs(a) Muse + -eion suffix of place
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| mu·se·um (myōō-zē'əm) n. A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value. [Latin Mūsēum, from Greek Mouseion, shrine of the Muses, from Mouseios, of the Muses, from Mousa, Muse; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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