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museum
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
museum
(noun)
museum piece
(noun)
wax museum
(noun)
museum
/mjʊ
ˈ
ziːjəm/
noun
plural
museums
museum
/mjʊ
ˈ
ziːjəm/
noun
plural
museums
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUSEUM
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a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public
an art
museum
a history
museum
a
museum
of natural history
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