museum
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- noun
- /mjuˈziːəm/
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museo
- My friends and I visited the local museum to learn about the history of our town.
- an art museum
- a history museum
- a natural history museum
And I thought that I like museums, but they're difficult.
- And I thought that I like museums, but they're difficult.
- Cabe worked in the British Museum reading room just like Marx did.
- It's a it's an insect museum by us.
- I'm a big fan of small museums in different cities.
- And, you know, the museum was was really interesting.
- And your museum, that's where you go to really see the work.
Examples
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So downstairs in the museum there are some prison cells.
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I woke up in darkness and thought about a museum in Montreal where we'd go.
Fiction book (1991) -
We're going to a museum for fun.
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And, you know, the museum was was really interesting.
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What do you wanna do, you wanna maybe go get a glass of wine, some food then before we go to the museum?
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We saw a a demo of this at the Museum of Film.
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I do encourage you to take a few days, visit the museum, see the sights --
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Works of art we study in museums are fragments from the past.
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I never tire of going through the museum or wandering over the battlefield.
Fiction book (1991) -
And your local museum buys a new Picasso.
Synonyms
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A place where people go to see and buy art
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A place like a building or website that shows paintings and sculptures for people to see and sometimes buy
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A building that shows paintings and sculptures to the public
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A museum where people learn about science from displays and experiments
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A museum that shows and keeps a country's important art and history
A room or building where paintings and other art are shown to the public
A place like a museum where people learn by touching and trying things
Compounds
A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball
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Etymology
Museum comes from an old Greek word Mouseion, which meant 'seat of the Muses'. It shares the same root as English muse, which means to think or be inspired. That's why a museum is a place for art, ideas, and learning.