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One of my major goals is to develop a web of the small Wyoming museums and create a major museum system. There are about eight of these museums, and they are all scattered.
Robert T. Bakker

Meaning of "museum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUSEUM

Via Latin from Greek Mouseion home of the Muses, from MousaMuse.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSEUM

museum  [mjuːˈzɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSEUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Museum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUSEUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The continuing acceleration in the digitization of information, combined with the increasing capacity of digital information storage, is causing the traditional model of museums to expand to include virtual exhibits and high-resolution images of their collections for perusal, study, and exploration from any place with Internet. The city with the largest number of museums is Mexico City with over 128 museums. According to The World Museum Community, there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries.

Definition of museum in the English dictionary

The definition of museum in the dictionary is a place or building where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are exhibited, preserved, or studied.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSEUM


Brundisium
brʌnˈdɪzɪəm
caesium
ˈsiːzɪəm
cesium
ˈsiːzɪəm
dichasium
daɪˈkeɪzɪəm
Elysium
ɪˈlɪzɪəm
epimysium
ˌɛpɪˈmɪzɪəm
gymnasium
dʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm
indusium
ɪnˈdjuːzɪəm
magnesium
mæɡˈniːzɪəm
monochasium
ˌmɒnəʊˈkeɪzɪəm
perimysium
ˌpɛrɪˈmɪzɪəm
pleiochasium
ˌplaɪəʊˈkeɪzɪəm
polychasium
ˌpɒlɪˈkeɪzɪəm
progymnasium
ˌprəʊdʒɪmˈneɪzɪəm
Rijksmuseum
ˈraɪxsmjuːˌzɪəm
symposium
sɪmˈpəʊzɪəm
trapezium
trəˈpiːzɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSEUM

muse
museful
musefully
museological
museologist
museology
muser
musette
musette bag
museum beetle
museum piece
Museveni
Musgrave
mush
mush area
musha
Musharraf
mushed
mushed-up
musher

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSEUM

Ashmolean Museum
British Museum
coliseum
colosseum
Fitzwilliam Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Imperial War Museum
Pitt-Rivers Museum
Science Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
wax museum

Synonyms and antonyms of museum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «museum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSEUM

Find out the translation of museum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of museum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «museum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博物馆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

museo
570 millions of speakers

English

museum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संग्रहालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مِتْحَفٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

музей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

museu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাদুঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

musée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muzium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Museum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

博物館
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박물관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Museum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viện bảo tàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருங்காட்சியகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संग्रहालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müze
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

museo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muzeum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

музей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muzeu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μουσείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

museum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

museum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

museum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of museum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSEUM»

The term «museum» is very widely used and occupies the 2.756 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSEUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «museum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «museum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about museum

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10 QUOTES WITH «MUSEUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word museum.
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Paul Allen
The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.
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Ian Anderson
I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It's there to be a museum showcase of all that's great about American music.
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Robert T. Bakker
One of my major goals is to develop a web of the small Wyoming museums and create a major museum system. There are about eight of these museums, and they are all scattered.
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Robert T. Bakker
Also, while I was at Yale, I had a job teaching kids at the museum.
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Banksy
It's great, I guess, when your paintings are hanging up in a museum.
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Ruzwana Bashir
Despite living in an increasingly digital world, there are a few things I still like to keep as physical reminders. So every time I see an exhibition, I make a pit stop at the museum gift shop to buy a postcard of something that inspired me.
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Nicolas Berggruen
I was living in Paris, which is a very beautiful, very wonderful place, but a tight place as a city, a tight place culturally. Its people are very brilliant, thoughtful, the place functions, but it's a historical place in some ways, like a big museum.
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Leslie Bibb
I like day dates. On night dates, you just go somewhere and start drinking. But if you really want to see if a girl is worth your time, go to a museum or for coffee.
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Robert Caro
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So for me, I would always have an excuse, you know, to go - quit early, go to a museum, you know. So I do everything I can to make myself remember this is a job. I keep a schedule.
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Chris Carter
I've got funny things. David Duchovny had to have a cast made of his face to do an old person's make-up, and I've got that cast of his face in my house. I've got something from the pilot, the original implant that was in Billy Miles' head. I've got a sign from 'The Erlenmeyer Flask.' But my house isn't a museum to 'The X-Files!'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSEUM»

Discover the use of museum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to museum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Participatory Museum
This book is a helpful and thoughtful road map for speeding such transformation." -Elaine Heumann Gurian, international museum consultant and author of Civilizing the Museum "This book is an extraordinary resource.
Nina Simon, 2010
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Night at the Museum: A Junior Novelization
When the new night guard at New York's Museum of Natural History begins to see the exhibits come to life, he tells his son who does not believe him until he spends a night at the museum and experiences the amazing world for himself. (back ...
Leslie Goldman, 2006
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A Companion to Museum Studies
The essays examine the complexity of the museum from cultural, political governance, curatorial, historical, and representational perspectives.
Sharon Macdonald, 2011
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A Museum of Early American Tools
Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made.
Eric Sloane, 2002
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Museum Management
This invaluable introduction to key issues, controversies and debates collects essential writings by some of the leading authors in the field, and examines museum management in a world dominated by new and exciting heritage and leisure ...
Kevin Moore, 2005
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Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning
Are you thinking of starting a museum?
Gerald George, Carol Maryan-George, 2012
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Museum Marketing and Strategy: Designing Missions, Building ...
Illustrated with a trove of rich cases of model museum practices around the world, this book is a must-read to all museum management and boards." —Yoram (Jerry) Wind, The Lauder Professor and professor of marketing, the Wharton School, ...
Neil G. Kotler, Philip Kotler, Wendy I. Kotler, 2008
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Learning in the Museum
As well as providing a meaningful theoretical basis to museum education, this volume serves as a practical guide for all museum professionals on how to adapt their museums to maximise the educational experience of every visitor.
George E. Hein, 2002
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Museum Administration: An Introduction
Museum Administration is the handbook for students, new professionals, and anyone who needs to know what goes into running a museum.
Hugh H. Genoways, Lynne M. Ireland, 2003
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Manual of Museum Planning: Sustainable Space, Facilities, ...
This manual is intended to be used as a guide for museum professionals, board members or trustees, government agencies, architects, designers, engineers, cost consultants, or other specialist consultants embarking on a capital ...
Barry Lord, Gail Dexter Lord, Lindsay Martin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSEUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term museum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Woolly dragons take over the Museum of Norwich
Dragon 'knitathon' participant Rosie Miller knits dragons to help fill the windows at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell. Picture by SIMON ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
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National Museum Wales staff back strikes over proposed pay cut
Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales runs seven sites including National Museum Cardiff, National Waterfront Museum in Swansea and ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Council cuts put free museum entry in doubt
That follows Brighton Museum and Art Gallery's decision to charge tourists. Museums Association president David Fleming said charging for ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Dippy the Natural History Museum diplodocus to go on tour
The Jurassic legend, ousted from his star spot at London's Natural History Museum by a blue whale, will visit a selection of venues around the ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Cats on the internet to star in New York museum exhibition
The museum promises that the exhibition will take “a critical look at a deceptively frivolous phenomenon”, says Brown, examining why cat ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
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Last Concorde to be housed in £16m museum near airfield of its …
Concorde is to be given its final resting place – in a world-class aviation museum. The £16 million exhibition centre will be home to the ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Space Lands in the Big Apple at NYC Museum's Festival
The 2015 Space & Science Festival at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will run from Thursday, July 23, to Sunday, July 26. Visitors will ... «Space.com, Jul 15»
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'Where's Costa?' – Discover Royston's High Street past at youth …
The High Street Exhibition will be hosted by Royston Museum's youth members and old photos, documents and maps will be put on show. «Royston Crow, Jul 15»
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Milwaukee Art Museum Turns Challenge into Masterpieces
When the Milwaukee Art Museum had to close half of its space for renovation, they recovered by assembling a special world class exhibit. «Crave Online, Jul 15»
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The Unexpectedly Hilarious L.A. Snapchat You Need To Follow, Stat
The museum has been taking to the app (username: lacma_museum) to post hilarious quips alongside pieces from its collection. To wit: ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»

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