Museum - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Museum : (noun)

1: a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

Based on WordNet 2.0

Museum : \Mu*se"um\, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a Muse.] A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.

Museum beetle, Museum pest. (Zo["o]l.) See Anthrenus.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Museum :

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(1995-03-16)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Museum
	WillWiles: Day off. I'll be in town later, probably somewhere between the British Museum and Foyles, if anyone fancies a coffee.
	topster: Die Botticelli-Ausstellung im Städel Museum ist absolut sehenswert - sogar ein Grund, Frankfurt zu besuchen.
	wesayso: I met a T-Rex at the Natural History Museum in Oxford - http://yfrog.com/4i42ej

Museum - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Museum