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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

  1. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

muzium

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)

wikidata: Q33506

museum en · VERB

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To place in a museum.
    • Such museuming 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. 2016, Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla, Victoria Hightower, Representing the Nation, page 77:
    • I use daily those books that for others are museumed. The glass case approach depresses me, makes books into porcelain, guts them of what they are. 2013, Jeanette Winterson, Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery:
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To visit museums.
    • I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming. 2014, Robin Reardon, Educating Simon, page 212:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
museums Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
musæum alternative, archaic lexicographic
museuming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
museumed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
museumed Tense=Past lexicographic