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museum

mu·se·um

museum

 
 
pronunciation:
myu zi m
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part of speech: noun
definition: a building where objects that are important to history, art, or science are kept and shown to the public.
They enjoyed seeing the paintings and statues in the art museum.
 
Word History
Museum comes from an ancient Greek word that meant "place of the Muses."
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