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museum

mu·se·um

museum

 
 
pronunciation:
myu zi m
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part of speech: noun
definition: an institution or building where collections of valuable historical or artistic objects are preserved and displayed.
 
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Museum comes from an ancient Greek word that meant "place of the Muses."
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