museum
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/mjuːˈziːəm/]
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Senses
1. museum (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
Example: visit the history museum
2. museum (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To place in a museum.
Example: 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.
3. museum (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To visit museums.
Example: I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming.
Structure of the word
Roots:- men (think, Proto-Indo-European)
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