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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmuseo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: muˈse.o
"El museo alberga una colección de arte antiguo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural, or artistic value.
"The museum displayed an impressive collection of ancient artifacts." - 2
A place where objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific interest are exhibited.
"She spent the afternoon exploring the art museum downtown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'museum' originates from the Latin 'museum', which in turn comes from the Greek 'mouseion', meaning 'a place of the Muses'. Historically, it referred to a temple dedicated to the Muses, and over time evolved to denote a place where collections of art and historical artifacts are housed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Museum" is said worldwide
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musée
Transliteration: myze
"Le musée a exposé des œuvres d'art modernes."
Museum
Transliteration: Muˈzeːʊm
"Das Museum hat eine beeindruckende Sammlung."
museo
Transliteration: muˈze.o
"Il museo ha una mostra di arte contemporanea."
museo
Transliteration: muˈse.o
"El museo alberga una colección de arte antiguo."
museu
Transliteration: muˈzew
"O museu tem uma exposição de história natural."
संग्रहालय
Transliteration: sangrahalay
"संग्रहालय में प्राचीन वस्तुओं का संग्रह है।"
博物馆
Transliteration: bówùguǎn
"博物馆展出了许多历史文物。"
박물관
Transliteration: bangmulgwan
"박물관에는 다양한 예술 작품이 전시되어 있습니다."
博物館
Transliteration: hakubutsukan
"博物館には多くの歴史的な遺物があります。"
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