museum (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /mjuˈziːəm/
Definition
A building or institution where artifacts and objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific interest are kept and displayed.
Examples
The natural history museum has an impressive dinosaur exhibit.
She works as a curator at the city's main museum.
Many museums offer free admission on certain days of the week.
How to Use museum
- visit a museum (collocation)
- To go to a museum to see the exhibits. — "We plan to visit the science museum next weekend."
- in the museum (prepositional phrase)
- Located inside a museum. — "The special exhibition is currently in the museum."
- museum exhibit (collocation)
- A display of items in a museum. — "The museum exhibit on ancient Egypt was very popular."
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