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Alternative forms

• musæum (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin mūsēum (“‘library, study’”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon) shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα, Moûsa)

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Noun

museum (plural museums or musea)

1. A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

Related terms

• museography
• museology
• museophile

Translations

Dutch

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Noun

museum n. (plural musea or museums, diminutive museumpje)

1. museum

Derived terms

• museaal

Swedish

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Noun

museum n.

1. museum