museum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mjuˈziəm/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /mjuˈzæm/ (US, dialectal)
- /ˈmju.zɪ.jəm/ (South-Asia)
- /mjuˈzim/ (US, dialectal)
- /mjuːˈziːəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of mosaic.
Meanings
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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
They're opening a new coin exhibition at the local museum.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| musea | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| museums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| musæum | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antimuseum · ecomuseum · cybermuseum · museumesque · museumification · wax museum · multimuseum · museum pest · open air museum · museomics · museumify · museumobile · museumlike · museumworthy · museum-goer · museum piece · museumless · minimuseum · museumed out · geomuseum · dime museum · British Museum algorithm · museumgoer · imaginary museum · open-air museum · museumize · museum problem · museumization · house museum · museum beetle · museum restoration · museumwide · museumist · nonmuseum · museumgoing · living museum
Descendants
Relateds
museography · museophile · museology
Translations (163)
sl muzej (building or institution) · wa muzêye (building or institution) · ga músaem (building or institution) · cy amgueddfa (building or institution) · pt museu (building or institution) · tr müze (building or institution) · ajp متحف (building or institution) · nan-hbl 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · tet muzeu (building or institution) · dng бәвугуан (building or institution) · oj dibaajimowin-waakaa'igan (building or institution) · uz muzaxona (building or institution) · fa-ira موزِه (building or institution) · onb bɔk⁸ vət⁸ kuan⁴ (building or institution) · uk музе́й (building or institution) · vec muxèo (building or institution) · uz muzey (building or institution) · hak 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · bo འགྲེམ་སྟོན་ཁང (building or institution) · cdo 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · ce музей (building or institution) · gu સંગ્રહસ્થાન (building or institution) · mi muheama (building or institution) · prs مُوزِیَم (building or institution) · la mūsēum (building or institution) · sah мусуой (building or institution) · mr वस्तुसंग्रहालय (building or institution) · haw hale hōʻikeʻike (building or institution) · ckb عەنتیکە خانە (building or institution) · kmr antîkxane (building or institution) · lb Musée (building or institution) · id museum (building or institution) · mk музе́ј (building or institution) · ga iarsmalann (building or institution) · nl museum (building or institution) · dtp muzium (building or institution) · az muzey (building or institution) · vi nhà bảo tàng (building or institution) · te సంగ్రహాలయం (building or institution) · liv muzēj (building or institution) · kk мұражай (building or institution) · ckb مووزەخانە (building or institution) · zza muze (building or institution) · nn museum (building or institution) · yi מוזיי (building or institution) · cs muzeum (building or institution) · dng музей (building or institution) · kmr muzexane (building or institution) · ia museo (building or institution) · bo འགྲེམས་སྟོན་ཁང (building or institution) · shu موزي (building or institution) · hi अजायबघर (building or institution) · sq muzeum (building or institution) · eo muzeo (building or institution) · ca museu (building or institution) · bn জাদুঘর (building or institution) · ug مۇزېي (building or institution) · de Museum (building or institution) · ky мураскана (building or institution) · ja 美術館 (building or institution) · ti ቤተ መዘክር (building or institution) · vo musoföp (building or institution) · tg музей (building or institution) · it museo (building or institution) · lo ຫໍພິພິດຕະພັນ (building or institution) · he מוּזֵיאוֹן (building or institution) · es museo (building or institution) · sh му̀зеј (building or institution) · et muuseum (building or institution) · nrf musée (building or institution) · za bozvuzgvanj (building or institution) · tt музей (building or institution) · ko 박물관 (building or institution) · arz متحف (building or institution) · el μουσείο (building or institution) · tk muzeý (building or institution) · se musea (building or institution) · az عجايبخانه (building or institution) · cv музей (building or institution) · oc musèu (building or institution) · tg осорхона (building or institution) · scn museu (building or institution) · mi whare tongarewa (building or institution) · sk múzeum (building or institution) · lv muzejs (building or institution) · rue музей (building or institution) · as যাদুঘৰ (building or institution) · wuu 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · nb museum (building or institution) · ko 미술관 (building or institution) · yue 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܥܸܬܩܹ̈ܐ (building or institution) · vi viện bảo tàng (building or institution) · eu museo (building or institution) · os музей (building or institution) · ms muzium (building or institution) · ne संग्रहालय (building or institution) · kmr kevnarxane (building or institution) · sh mùzej (building or institution) · ur عَجائِب گَھر (building or institution) · tl museo (building or institution) · my ပြတိုက် (building or institution) · ang māþmhūs (building or institution) · hi म्यूज़ियम (building or institution) · ur مْیُوزِیَم (building or institution) · kmr muze (building or institution) · cmn 博物館 /博物馆 (building or institution) · af museum (building or institution) · mr संग्रहालय (building or institution) · ml സംഗ്രഹാലയം (building or institution) · th พิพิธภัณฑ์ (building or institution) · ba музей (building or institution) · fi museo (building or institution) · fr musée (building or institution) · be музэ́й (building or institution) · pl muzeum (building or institution) · udm музей (building or institution) · gu સંગ્રહાલય (building or institution) · th พิพิธภัณฑสถาน (building or institution) · hi संग्रहालय (building or institution) · si කෞතුකාගාරය (building or institution) · sah музей (building or institution) · acw متحف (building or institution) · ms ajaibkhanah (building or institution) · mn музей (building or institution) · is safn (building or institution) · vo mused (building or institution) · ur عَجائِب خانَہ (building or institution) · sw makumbusho (building or institution) · mi whare taonga (pupuri) (building or institution) · am ቤተ መዘክር (building or institution) · ar مَتْحَف (building or institution) · ru музе́й (building or institution) · gl museu (building or institution) · ml മ്യൂസിയം (building or institution) · kn ಒಡವೆಮನೆ (building or institution) · ast muséu (building or institution) · ht mize (building or institution) · nv tʼáadoo leʼé danílʼį́ bił hazʼą́ (building or institution) · izh muuzeja (building or institution) · ps موزيم (building or institution) · da museum (building or institution) · km សារមន្ទីរ (building or institution) · kk музей (building or institution) · ro muzeu (building or institution) · pa ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ (building or institution) · ka მუზეუმი (building or institution) · gl museo (building or institution) · ja 博物館 (building or institution) · bg музе́й (building or institution) · zza eserxane (building or institution) · ms museum (building or institution) · ml കാഴ്ചബംഗ്ലാവ് (building or institution) · be музе́й (building or institution) · hy թանգարան (building or institution) · ta அருங்காட்சியகம் (building or institution) · lo ພິພິດທະພັນ (building or institution) · sv museum (building or institution) · ky музей (building or institution) · lt muziejus (building or institution) · hu múzeum (building or institution) · or ମିଉଜିଅମ୍ (building or institution) · rsk музей (building or institution)