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museum¹
- /mjuːˈziːəm/ UK
- /mjuˈziəm/ US
- /mjuˈzim/ US, dialectal
- /mjuˈzæm/ US, dialectal
- /ˈmju.zɪ.jəm/ South Asia
Rhymes with -iːəm
Where it comes from
From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of mosaic.
noun museums · musea · musæum
- 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
verb museums · museuming · museumed · musæum
- To place in a museum. I use daily those books that for others are museumed. The glass case approach depresses me, makes books into porcelain, guts them of what they are.
- To visit museums. I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming.
Museum²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”).
By surface analysis, Muse + -eum.
proper noun the Museum
- Alternative form of the Mouseion The Museum was thoroughly regarded in the light of an important institution of the state, and after the subjugation of Egypt by the Romans continued to be maintained by the Emperors.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gallery, museology, collection, library, art, exhibition, venue, national, building, conservatory, corporation, collections, hall, memorial, heritage, redoubt
Translations
Every language
noun building or institution
| Español | museo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박물관 bangmulgwan, 미술관 misulgwan |
| 日本語 | 博物館 hakubutsukan, 美術館 bijutsukan |
| 中文 | 博物館 /博物馆 bówùguǎn |
| हिन्दी | संग्रहालय saṅgrahālay, म्यूज़ियम myūziyam, अजायबघर ajāyabghar |
| Kiswahili | makumbusho |
| Português | museu |
| Français | musée |
| Deutsch | Museum |
| Italiano | museo |
| Ελληνικά | μουσείο mouseío |
| Română | muzeu |
| Русский | музе́й muzéj |
| Tiếng Việt | bảo tàng |
| العربية | مَتْحَف matḥaf |
| עברית | מוּזֵיאוֹן muze'on |
Talk about this word "museum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/museum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. museum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/museum "museum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/museum.Cite this
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title = {museum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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