museum
/mjuˈziəm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
verb
To place in a museum.
name
Alternative form of the Mouseion
Example Sentences
- "visit the history museum"
- "They're opening a new coin exhibition at the local museum."
- "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."
- "Such museuming provides evidence that the Gulf has started building up its defences to protect its national culture, which might be seen as threatened by modern, global societies."
- "I told her I'd do just one visit to start; I don't really have time to do a lot of museuming."
- "The Museum was thoroughly regarded in the light of an important institution of the state, and after the subjugation of Egypt by the Romans continued to be maintained by the Emperors."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mjuˈziəm/
- British English: /mjuːˈziːəm/