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See also:Museum,muséum,and.museum

English

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Etymology

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FromLatinmūsēum(“library, study”), fromAncient GreekΜουσεῖον(Mouseîon), shrine of theMuses (Μοῦσα(Moûsa)).

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Noun

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museum (pluralmuseumsormusea)

  2. Abuilding orinstitutiondedicated to theacquisition,conservation,study,exhibition, andeducationalinterpretation ofobjects havingscientific,historical,cultural orartistic value.
    visit the historymuseum
    They're opening a new coin exhibition at the localmuseum.

Usage notes

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The plural "musea" has always been very rare in English.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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building or institution

Verb

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museum (third-person singular simple presentmuseums,present participlemuseuming,simple past and past participlemuseumed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To place in a museum.
    • 2013, Jeanette Winterson,Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery:
      I use daily those books that for others aremuseumed. The glass case approach depresses me, makes books into porcelain, guts them of what they are.
    • 2016, Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla, Victoria Hightower,Representing the Nation, page77:
      Suchmuseuming provides evidence that the Gulf has started building up its defences to protect its national culture, which might be seen as threatened by modern, global societies.
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) To visit museums.
    • 2014, Robin Reardon,Educating Simon, page212:
      I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot ofmuseuming.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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FromDutchmuseum, fromLatinmuseum.

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Noun

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museum (pluralmuseums)

  1. museum

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinmūsēum, fromAncient GreekΜουσεῖον(Mouseîon,“a shrine of the Muses”), fromΜοῦσα(Moûsa,“Muse”).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [muˈsɛːɔm]

Noun

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museum n (definite singularmuseet,indefinite pluralmuseer,definite pluralmuseerne)

  1. museum

Declension

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Declension ofmuseum
neuter
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativemuseummuseetmuseermuseerne
genitivemuseumsmuseetsmuseersmuseernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinmuseum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmyˈzeː.ʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:mu‧se‧um

Noun

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museum n (pluralmuseaormuseums,diminutivemuseumpje n)

  1. museum

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMalaymuseum, fromDutchmuseum,[1] fromLatinmuseum, fromAncient GreekΜουσεῖον(Mouseîon,“a shrine of the Muses”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mʊˈsjʊm],[muˈseʊm]
  • Rhymes:-ʊm,-m
  • Hyphenation:mu‧sé‧um

Noun

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museum (pluralmuseum-museum)

  1. museum: 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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Compounds

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References

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  1. ^Kwik Khing Djoen (1923)Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page218

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromAncient GreekΜουσεῖον(Mouseîon,“a shrine of the Muses”).

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mūsēum n (genitivemūsēī);second declension

  1. aplace ortempledevoted to theMuses
  2. collection,especially aprivatecollection ofscientificcuriosities,instruments, etc.
    Museum Adolpho-Fridericianum
    The Adolf FriderikCollection
  3. library, acollection ofbooks
  4. museum

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singularplural
nominativemūsēummūsēa
genitivemūsēīmūsēōrum
dativemūsēōmūsēīs
accusativemūsēummūsēa
ablativemūsēōmūsēīs
vocativemūsēummūsēa

References

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  • "museum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “museum”, inThe Perseus Project (1999)Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “museum”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “museum”, inWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Malay

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Etymology

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FromDutchmuseum, fromLatinmuseum, fromAncient GreekΜουσεῖον(Mouseîon,“a shrine of the Muses”). First attested in theKitab Vortaro published in 1923.[1]Doublet ofmuzium.

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museum (Jawi spellingموسيوم,pluralmuseum-museum,informal 1st possessivemuseumku,2nd possessivemuseummu,3rd possessivemuseumnya)

  1. (Indonesia)museum: a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
    Synonyms:muzium,ajaibkhanah

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  1. ^Kwik Khing Djoen (1923)Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page218

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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museum n (definite singularmuseet,indefinite pluralmuseer,definite pluralmuseaormuseene)

  1. amuseum

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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museum n (definite singularmuseet,indefinite pluralmuseum,definite pluralmusea)

  1. amuseum

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinmuseum.

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Noun

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museum n

  1. amuseum

Usage notes

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As the first part of a compound, the formmusei- is used.

Declension

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Declension ofmuseum
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitemuseummuseums
definitemuseetmuseets
pluralindefinitemuseermuseers
definitemuseernamuseernas

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West Frisian

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museum n (pluralmuseumsormusea,diminutivemuseumke)

  1. museum
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