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museuma building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited

Pronunciation (IPA): /mjuˈziəm/

Korean meaning: 역사적, 과학적, 예술적, 문화적 가치가 있는 물건들을 보관하고 전시하는 건물

Korean pronunciation: 뮤**지**엄

Example Sentences

  • The museum guard fell asleep and started snoring louder than the dinosaur exhibit.
  • She works as a curator at the National Museum of Korea.
  • My little brother thought the wax figures in the museum were real people playing freeze tag.

museum

NOUN

//mjuˈziəm//

a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/mjuˈziəm/
🇬🇧 UK/mjuˈziːəm/

🌳Etymology

Rootmuse
Suffix--um

Origin

고대 그리스의 뮤즈(Muse) 여신들의 신전에서 유래했습니다. 뮤즈들은 예술과 학문을 관장하는 9명의 여신으로, 그들을 위한 신전 'Mouseion'이 학문과 예술품을 모으는 장소가 되면서 오늘날의 박물관 개념으로 발전했습니calls

🎵Rhyme

stadiumgymnasiumaquarium
stadium
gymnasium
aquarium

🔗Collocations

art museum
visit a museum
museum collection
natural history museum
museum curator
museum exhibition
open-air museum

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The museum guard fell asleep and started snoring louder than the dinosaur exhibit.

She works as a curator at the National Museum of Korea.

😄 Fun example

My little brother thought the wax figures in the museum were real people playing freeze tag.

The science museum has an interactive exhibit about renewable energy.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

galleryexhibition hallarchivecollection

Antonyms

private collectionstorage

Related

curatorexhibitartifactgallerycollectionvisitoradmission

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