Look up: museum

1. museum
   [n] - a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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2. museum
   A place or building for the storage and display of works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of cultural importance. In Ancient Greece...
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3. Museum
   See also GALLERY (250) An institution devoted to the procurement, care, documentation, study and display of objects of lasting interest or value
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4. Museum
   Mu·se'um noun [ Latin , a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, from Greek ..., from ... a Muse.] A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle , Museum pest . (Zoology) See Anthrenus .
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5. museum
   A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle, Museum pest. ... <zoology> See Anthrenus. ... Origin: L, a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr, fr. A Muse. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. museum
   noun a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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7. Museum
   • (n.) A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.
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8. Museum
   (from the article `publishing, history of`) ...and political rivalries of the day produced numerous short-lived periodicals, from which the critical review emerged as an established form. ...
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9. Museum
   (from the article `Literature`) ...in which an author travels to Mali, hoping to capture Africa in literature, only to find that in the end he has understood nothing at all. Eric ...
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10. museum
    institution dedicated to preserving and interpreting the primary tangible evidence of humankind and the environment. In its preserving of this ... [20 related articles]
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11. Museum
    A building, place or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical or artistic value. The word Museum is derived from the Latin muses, meaning 'a source of inspiration,' or 'to be absorbed in one's thoughts.'
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12. museum
    institute that displays artifacts for the public
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13. Museum
    The word 'museum' means a temple of the Muses, and in ancient times was applied to any building for the study of literature or art, and so was applied to institutions such as the university of ancient Alexandria which was founded in 280 BC. Generally in English speaking countries the term
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14. Museum
    A building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
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15. museum
    Museums on the Web (http://comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums.html). (http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/museums.html). (1995-03-16)
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16. Museum
    A `museum` is an institution that houses and cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through date=2007-09 -->--> Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more lo...
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17. Museum
    (TTC) `Museum` is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 75 Queen`s Park at Charles Street West. It opened in 1963 and is named for the nearby Royal Ontario Museum. Entrances: Two surface entrances for th...
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18. Museum
    (song) `Museum` is a song by Donovan, that was covered by Herman`s Hermits. Their version peaked at #39 in the US in September 1967 but failed to chart in the UK. Donovan first recorded the song in May 1966, the released album version features Jimmy Page, Harold McNair, John Cameron, Danny Th...
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19. Museum
    (disambiguation) A museum is a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value. `Museum` may also refer to: Places: Other: See also:
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