museum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *museum*:
NOUN	artifact	museum	a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

museum > pronunciation
Sounds	myuwziy'ahm; myuw'ziyahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *museum*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
Instances	Hagia Sophia, Hagia Sofia, Santa Sophia, Santa Sofia	A 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul
Instances	Louvre, Louvre Museum	An art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
Narrower	science museum	A museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
Broader	depository, deposit, depositary, repository	A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Spanish	museo, museos
Catalan	museu

HyperDic: museum