- pronunciation:
- myu
zi
m
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A museum is a building where things that are important to history, art, or science are kept and where people can come to see them.
New York City has a great museum where you can see huge dinosaur skeletons.Brenda visited an art museum where she saw many different paintings and sculptures.
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| related words: |
gallery |
Museum comes from an ancient Greek word that meant "place of the Muses."