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/my.ze/

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Translation

museum

Word origin

From Latin museum, from Greek mouseion ('seat of the Muses, place of study'), from Mousa ('Muse').

Origin
Greek
Root
mouseion
English cognates
museum, muse, music

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmusees

Examples

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We visited a museum in Paris yesterday.

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This museum is closed on Mondays.

exposition au .

There is a new exhibition at the museum.

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The museum is near the train station.

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The children liked the museum more than I thought.

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This word is part of lesson 45.