museum

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A building where important objects of art, history, or science are kept and shown to the public.

   We visited the history museum on our trip to London.

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

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