| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mu·se·um |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  my -z   m |
| NOUN: | A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin M sum, from Greek Mouseion, shrine of the Muses, from Mouseios, of the Muses, from Mousa, Muse. See men-1 in Appendix I.
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