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museum definition

mu·seum (myo̵̅o̅ zē′əm)

noun

an institution, building, or room for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, or scientific objects

Etymology: L < Gr mouseion, place for the Muses or for study < mousa, Muse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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