museum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

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• musæum (archaic)

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From Latin mūsēum (“‘library, study’”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

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museum (plural museums or musea)

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

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• museography
• museology
• museophile

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museum (plural museums)

1. museum

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museum n. (plural musea or museums, diminutive museumpje, diminutive plural museumpjes)

1. museum

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• museaal

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Inflection for museum	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	museum	museumet	museum	museumen
Possessive form	museums	museumets	museums	museumens

Inflection for museum	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	museum	museet	museer	museerna
Possessive form	museums	museets	museers	museernas

Inflection for museum	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	museum	muséet	muséer	muséerna
Possessive form	museums	muséets	muséers	muséernas

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museum n.

1. museum