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Grigore Antipa Natural History Museum, Bucharest
Etymology
From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), from Μοῦσᾰ (Moûsa, “Muse”) + -εῖον (-eîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).
Alternative forms
- musæum (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mjuːˈzɪəm/
- (US) IPA(key): /mjuˈzi.əm/, /mjuˈzæːm/, /mjuˈzɛ.əm/
Noun
museum (plural museums or musea)
- A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural, or artistic value.
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