Kilo Lingo

museum

/mjuːˈziː.əm/

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Translation

A building where people go to look at old or important things.

Word origin

From Latin museum, from Greek mouseion, a place of the Muses and learning.

Origin
Latin
Root
museum

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmuseums

Examples

.

"Museum" is the building where old things are kept.

three .

"Museums" is the plural, meaning more than one museum.

class.

Here "museum" is the place they went to visit.

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This word is part of lesson 12.