Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wax museum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: wax -mu-se-um
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A museum featuring lifelike statues made of wax.

Example Sentences

"On the eve of selling his London wax museum to American Amos Burns, Claude Dupree is murdered by his Jack the Ripper figure, which apparently comes to life."

Inflected Forms

wax museums (plural)

Phrases

wax figure

Frequently Paired Words

waxwork waxworks wax figure

Questions

What does wax museum mean?: A museum featuring lifelike statues made of wax.

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