musé

Norwegian Nynorsk

/mʉ.seː/

noun-n1
Definitions
  • museum

Etymology

Derived from French musée (museum) derived from Latin mūsēum (library, study) derived from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Μουσεῖον

Gloss

a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses

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