Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouseion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mou-seion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter (c. 369–282 BCE) as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria.

Example Sentences

"These were stored at the Mouseion, a shrine to the Muses modeled after Aristotle’s Lyceum. Aristotle’s own book collection was said to be among the holdings."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).

Inflected Forms

the Mouseion (canonical) Museum (alternative) Musaeum (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

museum

Questions

What does mouseion mean?: An ancient institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter (c. 369–282 BCE) as a place for music, poetry and philosophy, including the Library of Alexandria.
Where does mouseion come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon).

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