museum

/mjuːˈziːəm/

nounmu · se · um

Think: “MU-sic at the ZOO-EE-um” — museum has the long “u” sound (mu) and “see” in the middle (…see…).

Yes, it's museum. Remember the middle is **-se-** (like “see”): m u + **se** + um.

Definition

  1. nouna building or place where important objects (such as art, science items, or historical things) are collected, cared for, and shown to the public

Examples

  • “We visited the science museum to see the dinosaur skeletons.”
  • “The museum displayed paintings from many different countries.”
  • “Please do not touch the artifacts in the museum.”

Synonyms

galleryexhibit hallcollectioninstitutionshowplace

Translations

ES museoPT museuFR musée

Common misspellings

musemmusuemmuzeummuseammuseaummuseeum

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