museum

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mjuːˈziːəm/
• (America) IPA: /mjuˈzi.əm/, /mjuˈzæːm/

Noun

museum (plural museums)

1. A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

Related terms

• museography
• museology
• museophile
• museum beetle
• museum pest

Translations

• French: musée
• German: Museum
• Italian: museo
• Portuguese: museu
• Russian: музе́й
• Spanish: museo

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