Definition of museum
: an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value American Museum of Natural History; also : a place where objects are exhibited an art museum
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Examples of museum in a Sentence
a museum of natural history
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
Origin and Etymology of museum
Latin Museum place for learned occupation, from Greek Mouseion, from neuter of Mouseios of the Muses, from Mousa
First Known Use: circa 1660
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MUSEUM Defined for English Language Learners
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: a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public
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: a building in which objects of interest or value are displayed an art museum a museum of science
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