museum
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
Noun 1 meaning
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 2 meanings
To place in a museum.
To visit museums.
Etymology
From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of mosaic.
MUSEUM at a glance
MUSEUM has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (M 3 + U 1 + S 1 + E 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,955 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with museum
All rhymes- PETROLEUM13
- COLISEUM12
- MAUSOLEUM13
- COLOSSEUM13
- LYCEUM13
- LINOLEUM10
- ATHENAEUM14
- PERINEUM12
- GEUM7
- ATHENEUM13
- PERITONEUM14
- ILEUM7
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